transcription, транскрипция: [ mæsəkɪzəm ]
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Masochism is behaviour in which someone gets sexual pleasure from their own pain or suffering.
The tendency towards masochism is however always linked with elements of sadism.
≠ sadism
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(masochists)
...consensual sexual masochists.
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If you describe someone’s behaviour as masochism , you mean that they seem to be trying to get into a situation which causes them suffering or great difficulty.
Once you have tasted life in southern California, it takes a peculiar kind of masochism to return to a British winter.
≠ sadism
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Anybody who enjoys this is a masochist.
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see also sado-masochism