Main Entry:

mas·och·ism

Pronunciation:

\ˈma-sə-ˌki-zəm, ˈma-zə- also ˈmā-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch †1895 German novelist

Date:

1892

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