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MASOCHISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("masochism" is a kind of...):
sexual pleasure (pleasure derived from sexual activities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "masochism"):
sadomasochism (sadism and masochism combined in one person)
Derivation:
masochist (someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment)
masochistic (deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from being abused or dominated)
