SADOMASOCHISM


Meaning of SADOMASOCHISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsā-(ˌ)dō-ˈma-sə-ˌki-zəm, ˌsa-, -ˈma-zə- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sad ism + -o- + masochism

Date: 1922

: the derivation of pleasure from the infliction of physical or mental pain either on others or on oneself

• sa·do·mas·och·ist -kist noun or adjective

• sa·do·mas·och·is·tic -ˌma-sə-ˈkis-tik, -ˌma-zə- adjective

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