First Known Use: 1922
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sadomasochism
noun sa·do·mas·och·ism \ˌsā-(ˌ)dō-ˈma-sə-ˌki-zəm, ˌsa-, -ˈma-zə-\
: sexual behavior that involves getting pleasure from causing or feeling pain
Full 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
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Origin of SADOMASOCHISM
International Scientific Vocabulary sadism + -o- + masochism
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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
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sadomasochism
noun sa·do·mas·och·ism \ˌsād-(ˌ)ō-ˈmas-ə-ˌkiz-əm, ˌsad-, -ˈmaz-\
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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