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sado-masochism

sado-masochism is the alternative spelling of sadomasochism.

Meaning of sadomasochism

Noun

sadomasochism (usually uncountable, plural sadomasochisms)

  1. (usually) The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within the BDSM community.
  2. (usually) Sadism and masochism: the (often sexual) enjoyment by one person of both inflicting and receiving pain.

Questions about sado-masochism

What is sado-masochism the alternative spelling of?
Sado-masochism is the alternative spelling of sadomasochism.

Words near sado-masochism in the dictionary

  1. Sado mole
  2. Sado moles
  3. Sado shrew
  4. Sado shrews
  5. sado-
  6. sado-masochism
  7. Sadokpam
  8. sadomasochism
  9. sadomasochisms
  10. sadomasochist
  11. sadomasochistic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sado-masochism (page history and authors); sadomasochism (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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