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masochism
1
: a sexual perversion characterized by pleasure in being subjected to pain or humiliation especially by a love object
— compare sadism
2
: pleasure in being abused or dominated : a taste for suffering
— mas·och·ist
\-kist\
noun
— mas·och·is·tic
\ˌma-sə-ˈkis-tik, ˌma-zə- also ˌmā-\
adjective
— mas·och·is·ti·cal·ly
\-ˈkis-ti-k(ə-)lē\
adverb
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