n.
Pronunciation: ' ma-s ə - ˌ ki-z ə m, ' ma-z ə - also ' m ā -
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Leopold von Sacher- Masoch † 1895 German novelist
Date: 1892
1 : a sexual perversion characterized by pleasure in being subjected to pain or humiliation especially by a love object ― compare SADISM
2 : pleasure in being abused or dominated : a taste for suffering
– mas · och · ist \ -kist \ noun
– mas · och · is · tic \ ˌ ma-s ə - ' kis-tik, ˌ ma-z ə - also ˌ m ā - \ adjective
– mas · och · is · ti · cal · ly \ - ' kis-ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb