masochism
UK/ˈmæs.ə.kɪ.zəm/
masochism noun: the (often sexual) enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation.
Noun
masochism (countable and uncountable, plural masochisms)
- The (often sexual) enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation.
- Synonyms:
- algophilia
masochism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
masochism in Hindi
- the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation
- स्वपीड़न svapīṛan, स्वपीड़न रति svapīṛan rati
masochism in Tamil
- வலியில் சுகம் காணல், வலியேற்பு வெறி, மசோக்கியம்
masochism in Urdu
- masochism
- اذیت سے لطف اٹھانا aziyat se lutf uṭhānā, مساکیت masākiyat
masochism in Bengali
- যৌন বিকৃতিবিশেষ, মর্ষকাম
More languagesFewer languages
- masochism in Kannada
- ಆತ್ಮಪೀಡನೆ, ಸ್ವಹಿಂಸಾಸ್ವಾದ, ಸ್ವಹಿಂಸೆಯಿಂದ ಸುಖಪಡುವ ಮನೋವಿಕಾರ
- masochism in Tagalog
- masokismo
- masochism in Arabic
- مَاسُوشِيَّة māsūšiyya, مَازُوخِيَّة māzūḵiyya, مَازُوكِيَّة māzūkiyya, خُضُوعِيَّة ḵuḍūʕiyya
- masochism in Malay
- kemasokisan, masokisme
- masochism in Indonesian
- masokhisme
- masochism in Persian
- مازوخیسم mâzoxism
- masochism in Vietnamese
- khổ dâm
Synonyms of masochism
Antonyms
Forms of masochism
| plural | masochisms |
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Origin of masochism
From German Masochismus, coined alongside Sadismus in 1886 by Richard von Krafft-Ebing in his book Psychopathia Sexualis. Named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, whose novel "Venus in Furs" explores a sadomasochistic relationship, + -ism.
Words formed from masochism
Questions about masochism
- What does masochism mean?
- Masochism means the (often sexual) enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation.
- What is masochism in Hindi?
- Masochism in Hindi is स्वपीड़न (svapīṛan), स्वपीड़न रति (svapīṛan rati). See Masochism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is masochism?
- Masochism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce masochism?
- Masochism is pronounced /ˈmæs.ə.kɪ.zəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of masochism?
- The plural of masochism is masochisms.
Words near masochism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: masochism (page history and authors); masochism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اذیت سے لطف اٹھانا (Urdu) (page history and authors); masochism (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); masochism (Kannada 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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