sadomasochism

sa·do·mas·och·ism

noun \ˌsā-(ˌ)dō-ˈma-sə-ˌki-zəm, ˌsa-, -ˈma-zə-\

Definition of SADOMASOCHISM

: the derivation of pleasure from the infliction of physical or mental pain either on others or on oneself

— sa·do·mas·och·ist \-kist\ noun or adjective

— sa·do·mas·och·is·tic \-ˌma-sə-ˈkis-tik, -ˌma-zə-\ adjective

Origin of SADOMASOCHISM

International Scientific Vocabulary sadism + -o- + masochism

First Known Use: 1922

Rhymes with SADOMASOCHISM

abolitionism, academicism, agrarianism, anthropomorphism, anti-Semitism, bicameralism, colloquialism, colonialism, constitutionalism, cosmopolitism, ecumenicism, exceptionalism, exhibitionism, existentialism, fundamentalism, Hegelianism, hermaphroditism, hyperrealism, imperialism, industrialism, instrumentalism, interventionism, irrationalism, isolationism, Malthusianism, Manichaeanism, materialism, millennialism, Monophysitism, multilingualism, neoclassicism, Neoplatonism, neorealism, Nestorianism, Occidentalism, orientalism, parochialism, Pelagianism, phenomenalism, photojournalism, pictorialism, Postimpressionism, professionalism, pseudoclassicism, reconstructionism, republicanism, Rosicrucianism, sacerdotalism, self-determinism, sectarianism, sensationalism, sentimentalism, spiritualism, Tractarianism, traditionalism, transcendentalism, ultramontanism, universalism, utopianism, vocationalism

sa·do·mas·och·ism

noun \ˌsād-(ˌ)ō-ˈmas-ə-ˌkiz-əm, ˌsad-, -ˈmaz-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SADOMASOCHISM

: the derivation of pleasure from the infliction of physical or mental pain either on others or on oneself

Biographical Note for SADOMASOCHISM

L. von Sacher–Masoch —see masochism