ALGOLAGNIA


Meaning of ALGOLAGNIA in English

— algolagnic , adj. — algolagnist , n.

/al'geuh lag"nee euh/ , n. Psychiatry.

sexual pleasure derived from enduring or inflicting pain, as in masochism or sadism.

[ 1900-05; Algolagnie, equiv. to algo- ALGO- + -lagnie lagneía lust ]

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