The enjoyment of something that most people would find unpleasant or painful.
masoch+ism
Shared component: masoch · name
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Related forms: masoch · 3 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesA person who derives pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from their own pain or humiliation.
masoch+ist
Shared component: masoch · name
Deriving pleasure from one's own pain or humiliation.
masoch+ist+ic
Shared component: masoch · name