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masochism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈmæs.ə.kɪ.zəm/ (UK, US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈmæz.ə.kɪ.zəm/ (UK, US)

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.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The (often sexual) enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation.

Forms

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masochisms Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

sadism

Deriveds

masochist · masochistic · sadomasochism · ethnomasochism

Relateds

sadism

Synonyms

algophilia

Translations (46)

cs masochismus (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · ms masokisme (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · sv masochism (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · pl masochizm (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · no masokisme (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · it masochismo (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · sh mazohizam (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · ka მაზოხიზმი (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · hu mazochizmus (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · pt masoquismo (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · hi स्वपीड़न रति (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · cmn 受虐狂 (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · ar مَاسُوشِيَّة (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · et masohhism (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · ja マゾヒズム (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · ar خُضُوعِيَّة (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · lv mazohisms (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · de Masochismus (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · el μαζοχισμός (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · fr masochisme (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · fa مازوخیسم (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · ab ахьаабзиабара (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · nl masochisme (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · tr mazoşizm (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · vi khổ dâm (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · be мазахі́зм (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · cmn 性受虐狂 (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · id masokhisme (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · fi masokismi (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · ca masoquisme (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · ast masoquismu (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · es masoquismo (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · ru мазохи́зм (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · tr mazoşistlik (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · eo masoĥismo (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · ms kemasokisan (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · da masochisme (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · tl masokismo (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · hy մազոխիզմ (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · cmn 受虐癖 (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · tr özezerlik (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · ab амазохизм (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · hi स्वपीड़न (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · uk мазохі́зм (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · ar مَازُوكِيَّة (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) · ar مَازُوخِيَّة (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation)

wikipedia: Richard von Krafft-Ebing · wikipedia: Psychopathia Sexualis