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Up until the 1980s, S&M (sadomasochism) was classified as an actual mental illness by the American Psychiatric Association.
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The narratives will converge, but not before traversing a louche landscape of sadomasochism and genital mutilation.
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Police also searched his phone and found visits to a sadomasochism fetish website with discussion threads on kidnapping fantasies.
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But the debate over whether the film is a statement of feminist empowerment or masochism — or whether Mr. Verhoeven has forged a new genre: screwball sadomasochism?
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Blood, sadomasochism, handcuffs and prison cells — this was erotic torment underlined by swirling soul-rock arrangements.
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A six-character piece for women, the play is a fascinating rococo experiment in power—the sadomasochism that, for Fassbinder, at least, defines most human interactions.
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Mistress Ruby Ties It Together, which explores the bizarre world of sadomasochism.
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The website bills itself as a place for users to connect with other people interested in bondage, sadomasochism and more obscure sexual fetish fantasies.
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Origin and Etymology of sadomasochism
International Scientific Vocabulary sadism + -o- + masochism
SADOMASOCHISM Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of sadomasochism for English Language Learners
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: sexual behavior that involves getting pleasure from causing or feeling pain
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
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