masochistic
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- adjective
- /ˌmæsəˈkɪstɪk/
- NSFW
- Some people find a masochistic thrill in watching scary movies, even when they know they will be frightened.
- sado-masochistic
- masochistic fantasy
- pleasure of masochistic
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Watch on YouTubeIt's an unbelievable, masochistic, devastating thing for culture to do to itself, Right?
- It's an unbelievable, masochistic, devastating thing for culture to do to itself, Right?
- So hence the kind of masochistic urge to, to, to run.
- He's beyond hard and psychopathic and and masochistic and narcissistic.
- It's kind of beautiful in a kind of Russian masochistic way.
- OK, so we're back to the the, the, I think it was called pseudo masochistic tendency when we were talking about eating spicy foods.
- And I have found that people who have experienced extreme pain through unchosen suffering seem to be very masochistic.
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-I do have a slightly masochistic streak.
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We discussed his fantasies, which were mostly masochistic.
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- And what other masochistic acts do you enjoy?
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What is this, some sort of masochistic joke?!
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You gotta be kind of masochistic.
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Rather, the real problem is the masochistic relation of son to father.
Academic text (1995) -
Do you think that there is a masochistic part of you that is playing out this particular drama to avoid the work you actually need to be doing?
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And the audience is perfectly familiar with these sweetly masochistic plots.
Fiction book (2002) -
Fun itself gets queered, it becomes masochistic and self-destructive.
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Jeff is an adventure photographer and writer with a penchant for masochistic outdoor pursuits.
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Etymology
Masochistic comes from the name of the writer Sacher-Masoch, who wrote stories about people who 'enjoy pain' or discomfort. So masochistic now means taking pleasure in being hurt or made to suffer.