MASOCHISM


Meaning of MASOCHISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-sə-ˌki-zəm, ˈma-zə- also ]

ˈmā- noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Leopold von Sacher- Masoch died 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 ˌma-sə-ˈkis-tik, ˌma-zə- also ˌmā- adjective

• mas·och·is·ti·cal·ly -ˈkis-ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.