masochism meaning

Noun: masochism  'masu`kizum

1. Sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)

Derived forms: masochisms

See also: masochist, masochistic

Type of: sexual pleasure

Encyclopedia: Masochism

[Medicine]
Pleasure derived from being physically or psychologically abused,whether inflicted by oneself or by others. Masochism includes sexual masochism. 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 adj — mas·och·is·ti·cal·ly adv Sa·cher-Ma·soch 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. Venus in Furs (1870), his most widely read work, reflects his own fetish for furs. By 1893 masochism was an established medical term.

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1. hell ! what a mass ! are they masochism
2. i am not a masochism
3. sadism and masochism
4. a masochism talks to a sadism : come on, bang me ! however, the sadism says : no way
5. Now the Roger Clemens trade has added sadism to their masochism.