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sadomasochism

sadomasochism

4 9.9
Getting pleasure from both causing and feeling pain or shame with consent, often in sex
  • noun
  • /ˌseɪdəˈmæsəˌkɪzəm/
  • Offensive
translation icon : sadomasoquismo
  • Many people explore themes of sadomasochism in their writing, discussing the complex dynamics of pleasure and pain.

Examples

  • Sadomasochism—now called S & M, domination and submission, and so on—is often a kind of harmless role-playing.

    Academic text (2004)

  • - Look guys, sadomasochism just doesn't appeal to me.

    Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988)

  • Sadomasochism, then, cannot be seen as simply a ritualized game in which one partner overpowers the other.

    Academic text (1995)

  • BDSM stands for bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadomasochism.

    A Cam Life (2018)

  • Working from these similarities, she investigates sadomasochism and develops a formulation of the "lesbian sublime."

    Academic text (2005)

  • In her 1992 examination, Sadomasochism in Everyday Life, Lynn S. Chancer adapts Freud's theories and asserts that patriarchy, not biology, creates s/m's gender binary.

    Academic text (1995)

  • In their relationship, they found that sadomasochism added an exciting layer to their intimacy.

  • The documentary explored how sadomasochism can be a form of expression for some individuals within the BDSM community.

Synonyms

algophilia
vssadomasochism
  • Offensive
9.9

A sexual pleasure that someone feels when they give or receive pain

also involves humiliation rather than only physical pain

Surface Forms

sadomasochism singular
sadomasochisms plural

Morphology

sadomasochism = sadism + masochism (transparent) = sadism + masochism

The word is a straightforward combination of the two established nouns 'sadism' and 'masochism', so its meaning is directly inferable from those components.

Etymology

Sadomasochism comes from the names of two writers, Sade and Masoch. The sado- part comes from Sade, who wrote stories about 'pleasure from cruelty', and masochism comes from Masoch, who wrote about 'pleasure from being hurt', so sadomasochism means taking pleasure in both giving and receiving pain.