masochism
What is another word for masochism? Here is its meaning, with related words and examples.
Noun — Getting pleasure, sometimes sexual, from pain or being humiliated.
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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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