mas·och·ism (m s  -k z m)n. 1. The deriving of sexual gratification, or the tendency to derive sexual gratification, from being physically or emotionally abused. 2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from being humiliated or mistreated, either by another or by oneself. 3. A willingness or tendency to subject oneself to unpleasant or trying experiences. [After Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836-1895), Austrian novelist.] mas och·ist n.mas och·istic adj.mas och·isti·cal·ly adv. |
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| Noun | 1. |  masochist - someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishmentflagellant - a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior sadist - someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others |
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