masochistic

Variant of masochism

masochism definition

maso·chism (mas′ə kiz′əm, maz′-)

noun

  1. the getting of sexual pleasure from being dominated, mistreated, or hurt physically or otherwise by one's partner
  2. 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

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