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algolagnia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /alɡə(ʊ)ˈlaɡnɪə/ (UK)

Etymology

From German Algolagnie, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + λαγνεία (lagneía, “lust”). Equivalent to algo- + -lagnia.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.

Deriveds

algolagnic · algolagnist · algolagniac

Relateds

mastigophoric

Synonyms

sadomasochism

Translations (13)

es algolagnia (Physical condition) · ar تَلَذُّذ بِٱلْأَلَم (Physical condition) · it algolagnia (Physical condition) · fa درددوستی (Physical condition) · ka ალგოლაგნია (Physical condition) · el αλγολαγνεία (Physical condition) · ru алголагни́я (Physical condition) · ko 고통도착증 (Physical condition) · uk альголагнія (Physical condition) · fr algolagnie (Physical condition) · uk алголагнія (Physical condition) · pt algolagnia (Physical condition) · de Algolagnie (Physical condition)