masochism
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Definition of masochism
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The (often sexual) enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation.
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Etymology
From German Masochismus, coined alongside Sadismus in 1886 by Richard von Krafft-Ebing in his book Psychopathia Sexualis. Named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, whose novel "Venus in Furs" explores a sadomasochistic relationship, + -ism.
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