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What (who) is masochism - definition

GIVING OR RECEIVING OF PLEASURE FROM ACTS INVOLVING THE RECEIPT OR INFLICTION OF PAIN OR HUMILIATION
Masochism; Sadomasochistic; Sado-masochism; Sado-masochistic; S And M; Sado-masochist; Sadomasochist; S and M; Masochistic; S & M; Sexual Masochism; Sexual masochism; Sado-Masochism; Sadism & Masochism; Sadism & masochism; Sadism and Masochism; Sadism and masochism; S&m; Masochists; S&M; Sado masochism; Pleasure from pain
  • [[Autosadism]] is inflicting of pain or humiliation on oneself. The photo shows pornographic actress Felicia Fox pouring hot wax over herself in front of an audience (U.S. 2005). Her nipples and genitals are also clamped.
  • S&M may involve painful acts such as [[cock and ball torture]]. Image shows a dominant woman holding a bound man's penis, applying electricity to his [[testicles]] at the [[Folsom Street Fair]].
  • ''Portrait of [[Marquis de Sade]]'' by Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo (1761)
  • Saint Andrew's Cross]] being whipped at the [[Folsom Street Fair]]. The red marks on her body are from the whipping.

masochism         
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Masochism is behaviour in which someone gets sexual pleasure from their own pain or suffering.
The tendency towards masochism is however always linked with elements of sadism.
? sadism
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masochist (masochists)
...consensual sexual masochists.
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2.
If you describe someone's behaviour as masochism, you mean that they seem to be trying to get into a situation which causes them suffering or great difficulty.
Once you have tasted life in southern California, it takes a peculiar kind of masochism to return to a British winter.
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masochist
Anybody who enjoys this is a masochist.
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3.
masochism         
['mas?k?z(?)m]
¦ noun the tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from one's own pain or humiliation.
Derivatives
masochist noun
masochistic adjective
masochistically adverb
Origin
C19: named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the Austrian novelist who described it, + -ism.
sado-masochism         
also sadomasochism
Sado-masochism is the enjoyment of hurting people and being hurt.
...the sado-masochism of the Marquis de Sade.
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sado-masochist (sado-masochists)
...an island resort where sado-masochists can act out their sexual fantasies.
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Wikipedia

Sadomasochism

Sadomasochism ( SAY-doh-MASS-ə-kiz-əm) is the giving and receiving of pleasure from acts involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation. Practitioners of sadomasochism may seek sexual pleasure from their acts. While the terms sadist and masochist refer respectively to one who enjoys giving and receiving pain, some practitioners of sadomasochism may switch between activity and passivity.

The abbreviation S&M is commonly used for Sadomasochism (or Sadism & Masochism), although the initialisms S-M, SM, or S/M are also used, particularly by practitioners. Sadomasochism is not considered a clinical paraphilia unless such practices lead to clinically significant distress or impairment for a diagnosis. Similarly, sexual sadism within the context of mutual consent, generally known under the heading BDSM, is distinguished from non-consensual acts of sexual violence or aggression.

Examples of use of masochism
1. Narcissism, with a touch of masochism, is perhaps inevitable after a third successive defeat.
2. It is hard to look beyond the masochism strategies of Blair and Sven.
3. After all, eating good, health–giving food doesn‘t have to be an exercise in masochism.
4. Honest self–examination is one thing – this verged on sheer masochism.
5. In the years since, this manic masochism has spread like bindweed and strangled leftish and much conservative thought.