noun · countable / uncountable · rare

masochism

masochism · masochisms

мазохізм

мазохизм

Masochismus

The enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliationThe (often sexual) enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation.

/ˈmæs.ə.kɪ.zəm/

» BDSM stands for Bondage, Discipline, Sadism, and Masochism.

БДСМ розшифровується як бондаж, дисципліна, садизм і мазохізм.

Meaning

1 senses

(countable, uncountable)The (often sexual) enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation.
Masochismus
мазохи́змmazoxízm
мазохі́змmazoxízm
sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)

Examples

2 sentences

BDSM stands for Bondage, Discipline, Sadism, and Masochism.
БДСМ розшифровується як бондаж, дисципліна, садизм і мазохізм.
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BDSM stands for Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, and Sadism and Masochism.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation:

Русский

By meaning 1

the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation:

Origin

From German Masochismus, coined alongside Sadismus in 1886 by Richard von Krafft-Ebing in

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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