Masochism

Masochism
Pleasure from one's own pain. Masochism is considered a sexual disorder, or paraphilia. Named after the 19th-century Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (masoch-ism).
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1. Passive algolagnia; a form of perversion, often sexual in nature, in which a person experiences pleasure in being abused, humiliated, or maltreated. Cf.:sadism. 2. A general orientation in life that personal suffering relieves guilt and leads to a reward. [Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian novelist, 1836–1895]

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mas·och·ism 'mas-ə-.kiz-əm, 'maz- n a sexual perversion characterized by pleasure in being subjected to pain or humiliation esp. by a love object compare ALGOLAGNIA, SADISM
mas·och·is·tic .mas-ə-'kis-tik, .maz- adj
mas·och·is·ti·cal·ly .mas-ə-'kis-ti-k(ə-)lē, .maz- adv
Sa·cher-Ma·soch 'zäk-ər-'mäz-ȯk Leopold von (1836-1895)
Austrian novelist. Sacher-Masoch is most famous for his erotic novels. In these novels the characters dwell at length on sexual pleasure derived from pain. The subject matter reflects Sacher-Masoch's personal life. He had two wives and several mistresses with whom he acted out the sexual fantasies described in his fictional works. By 1893 masochism was an established medical term.

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n.
sexual pleasure derived from the experience of pain. The word is sometimes used loosely for all forms of behaviour that lead to pain or humiliation. See sexual deviation.
• masochist n.
• masochistic adj.

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maso·chism (masґo-kiz-əm) [Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, an Austrian novelist, 1836–1895] the act or instance of gaining pleasure from experiencing physical or psychological pain; the term is usually used to denote sexual m. masochist n masochistic adj

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