: the derivation of sexual gratification from the infliction of physical pain or humiliation either on another person or on oneself compare masochism, sadism
Recent Examples on the WebSo, bondage, sadomasochism, fetishes, and role play are examples of kinks, and these aren’t fringe penchants.—R. O. Kwon, TIME, 17 May 2024 Until 2013, sadomasochism, along with fetishism, was pathologized as a mental illness in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or the DSM—a ruling with legal implications for jobs, parental rights.—R. O. Kwon, TIME, 17 May 2024 The recipient of much of Belichick’s sadomasochism was Brady, who evolved from a skinny kid no one wanted to an NFL legend, perhaps the best there ever was, with a series of increasingly interesting rock-star haircuts.—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024 Both authors redirected violence onto their partners: Fanon publicly struck his wife and Fleming practiced sadomasochism.—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sadomasochism
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International Scientific Vocabulary sadism + -o- + masochism
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