sadomasochistic

Variant of sadomasochism

sadomasochism definition

sado·maso·chism (sā′dō mas′ə kiz′əm, sad′ō-)

noun

the getting of pleasure, esp. sexual pleasure, from sadism or masochism, or both

Etymology: < sad(ism) + -o- + masochism

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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