masochism
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- noun
- /ˈmæsəˌkɪzəm/
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masoquismo
- The therapist discussed how some individuals may find masochism to be a source of personal empowerment.
- sado-masochism
- masochism and sadism
- concept of sado-masochism
But loyalty is not meant to be masochism.
- But loyalty is not meant to be masochism.
- I mean, if you, so, if you derive pleasure, there's two really two kinds of masochism, right?
- The tough thing is like, what is the difference between, you know, dealing with pain, learning to develop pain tolerance and masochism?
- But that path of straight up masochism doesn't lead to a more enriched, fulfilling life the same way the hedonism doesn't, right?
- Ultimately, gang masochism is never a good thing.
- So the, the writings I did, we featured masochism as escape from self.
- Extreme sort of masochism and, and the Ted Bundy's of the world and stuff like that.
Examples
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The implication of Freud's gesture is clear: masochism is essentially feminine.
Academic text (1995) -
Many people explore their interest in masochism through BDSM practices.
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I mean, seriously, imagine the levels of masochism of these people.
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Ultimately, gang masochism is never a good thing.
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A suspicious club where masochism is practiced?
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Mirrors were as daunting to him as they were to me, but his masochism turned them into dangerous objects.
Fiction book (2000) -
The masochism of women never ceases to amaze me.
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"There can be no masochism without fetishism in the primary sense," Deleuze writes.
Academic text (2003) -
But that path of straight up masochism doesn't lead to a more enriched, fulfilling life the same way the hedonism doesn't, right?
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In the novel, the character's masochism leads to complex relationships with others.
Synonyms
A sexual pleasure that someone feels when they give or receive pain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word masochism comes from the name of a 19th-century writer, Sacher-Masoch, who wrote about people who took 'pleasure in pain'. The ending -ism marks a practice or 'way of behaving', so masochism means getting pleasure from one's own pain or humiliation.