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algolagnia

/alɡə(ʊ)ˈlaɡnɪə/

algolagnia noun: a physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.

Noun

algolagnia (uncountable)

  1. A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.
    Synonyms:
    sadomasochism

algolagnia meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

algolagnia in Tamil

வலிநுகர்மகிழ்வு, பெருந்திணை மகிழ்ச்சி

algolagnia in Arabic

Physical condition
تَلَذُّذ بِٱلْأَلَم talaḏḏuḏ bi-l-ʔalam

algolagnia in Persian

Physical condition
درددوستی

Synonyms of algolagnia

Origin of algolagnia

From German Algolagnie, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + λαγνεία (lagneía, “lust”). Equivalent to algo- + -lagnia.

Words formed from algolagnia

Questions about algolagnia

What does algolagnia mean?
Algolagnia means a physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.
What is algolagnia in Tamil?
Algolagnia in Tamil is வலிநுகர்மகிழ்வு, பெருந்திணை மகிழ்ச்சி. See Algolagnia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is algolagnia?
Algolagnia is a noun.
How do you pronounce algolagnia?
Algolagnia is pronounced /alɡə(ʊ)ˈlaɡnɪə/ (UK).

Words near algolagnia in the dictionary

  1. algogenicity
  2. algogenous
  3. algoid
  4. ALGOL
  5. Algol variable
  6. algolagnia
  7. algolagniac
  8. algolagniacs
  9. algolagnic
  10. algolagnist
  11. algolagnists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: algolagnia (page history and authors); algolagnia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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