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sadomasochist

Main Entry:: sa·do·mas·och·ism
Pronunciation:: \ˌsā-(ˌ)dō-ˈma-sə-ˌki-zəm, ˌsa-, -ˈma-zə-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: International Scientific Vocabulary sadism + -o- + masochism
Date:: 1922

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

— sa·do·mas·och·ist

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\-kist\ noun or adjective

— sa·do·mas·och·is·tic

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\-ˌma-sə-ˈkis-tik, -ˌma-zə-\ adjective

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