masochistically
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- adverb
- /ˌmæsəˈkɪstɪkli/
- NSFW
- But as a fan, no amount of masochistically self-inflicted losing will ever be so great that you forget how it feels to win.
Examples
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Gay cowboys who masochistically deny their urges in order to conform to societal expectations—we can handle that.
Academic text (2012) -
For a moment, as he starts in on his second brandy, Evan toys masochistically with the idea of inviting the man to join them.
Fiction book (1991) -
As a Red Sox fan first and foremost, I am predisposed to expect the worst and masochistically relish it.
Blog text (33) -
They include Act of Love (about an antiquarian bookseller who becomes obsessed with the idea of watching his wife betray him) and No More Mr. Nice Guy (about a TV writer who is kicked out by his porn-author wife and then masochistically revisits the sexual milestones of his life).
Academic text (2010) -
She masochistically enjoyed the pain of her tough workout, finding satisfaction in pushing her limits.
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Despite the criticism he received, he masochistically continued to put himself in challenging situations.
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In a masochistically humorous way, she laughed at her past mistakes, finding joy in the pain they caused.
Surface Forms
Morphology
masochistically = masochistic (transparent) = masochist + ic + ally
The adverb is a regular derivation from the adjective 'masochistic' using the productive adverbial suffix '-ally'.
Etymology
Masochistically comes from the name of the writer Sacher-Masoch, who wrote stories about people who took pleasure in pain and suffering, and his name gave English the words masochist and masochism. So, to act masochistically is to behave in a way that finds 'pleasure from pain or suffering'.