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masochistic
Variant of masochism
masochism
definition
maso·chism (mas′ə kiz′əm, maz′-)
noun
- the getting of sexual pleasure from being dominated, mistreated, or hurt physically or otherwise by one's partner
- the getting of pleasure from suffering physical or psychological pain, inflicted by others or by oneself
Etymology: after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1835-95), Austrian writer in whose stories it is described
Related Forms:
- masochist mas′o·chist noun
- masochistic mas′o·chis′·tic adjective
- masochistically mas′o·chis′·ti·cally adverb
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