MASOCHISM


Meaning of MASOCHISM in English

[ 'masəkɪz(ə)m ]

■ noun the tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from one's own pain or humiliation.

Derivatives

masochist noun

masochistic adjective

masochistically adverb

Origin

C19: named after Leopold von Sacher- Masoch , the Austrian novelist who described it, + -ism .

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