MASOCHISM


Meaning of MASOCHISM in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

She's crazy, trying to work, bring up a kid, and go to school too - it's masochism .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A bit of a sadist, maybe with a touch of masochism thrown in too.

By 1985, when the psychoanalysts attempted to reintroduce masochism , a backlash against feminism, against uppity women, was current.

Her ability to endure his violence is not seen as helplessness or masochism , but rather as evidence of her moral strength.

Part of this is sheer masochism .

There is a streak of sadism in his performance which leads us to expect an answering streak of masochism in Katherine.

This would make the link between sadism and masochism more clear.

Very much the same comments apply as in the case of sadism and masochism .

You can reject the masochism and still agree that love is worth the terrors that can sometimes come with it.

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