1: a sexual perversion characterized by pleasure in being subjected to pain or humiliation especially by a love object — compare this to sadism
2: pleasure in being abused or dominated : a taste for suffering
mas·och·ist - noun
mas·och·is·tic - adjective
mas·och·is·ti·cal·ly - adverb
Origin of MASOCHISM:
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch †1895 German novelist
First Known Use: 1892
As he beat me further and further into blissful bruises I realised I was a masochist.
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An individual who is sexually stimulated by pain, either self-inflicted or administered by others.
The masochist looked forward to trips to the dentist.
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a person who enjoys recieving pain. It is quite possible for a person to be masochistic without being submissive, and to be masochistic without being masochistic. It is also possible to be a masochist AND a sadist.
i'm the type of masochist who enjoys tactile stimulation, but not percussion
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Adjective describing someone whose actions illustrate their desire to inflict pain and suffering upon themselves.
Someone who enjoys causing their own suffering.
"And so the lion fell in love with the lamb..."
"What a stupid lamb" I sighed
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
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Someone who goes to Ringling College of Art and Design.
Ringling makes me a masochist, bring on the pain
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One who recieves pleasure (usually sexual) from being physically tortured or otherwise inflicted with pain, or humiliation. (a person who is masochistic is not necessarily a submissive, they don't go hand in hand)
James enjoyed spanking his girlfriend, being a masochist, she enjoyed it to
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