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sadomasochism
[ sey-doh-mas-uh-kiz-uhm, -maz-, sad-oh- ]
noun
- interaction, especially sexual activity, in which one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person, who derives pleasure from experiencing pain.
- gratification, especially sexual, gained through inflicting and receiving pain; sadism and masochism combined. : S&M, S and M
sadomasochism
/ ˌsædəʊ-; ˌseɪdəʊˈmæsəˌkɪzəm /
Derived Forms
- ˌsadomasoˈchistic, adjective
Other Words From
- sa·do·mas·o·chist noun adjective
- sa·do·mas·o·chis·tic [sey-doh-mas-, uh, -, kis, -tik, -maz-, sad-oh-], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sadomasochism1
Example Sentences
In a few words, Trumpov’s revivalist cult is also about sadomasochism in everyday life.
Well before the rise of punk and heavy metal, Anger was juxtaposing music with bikers, sadomasochism, occultism and Nazi imagery.
This he has faithfully done in plays like “Fulfillment,” “Intimacy,” and “Burning,” which depict, often explicitly, incest, pornography, scatology and sadomasochism.
Powell revealed she had an affair, the pain of loving two men at once, of her fondness for sadomasochism and even a bout of self-punishing sex with a stranger.
Zelensky said at a news conference Friday that the evidence of an imminent invasion was insufficient, even as he suggested that the troops were part of a Russian “sadomasochism” threat.
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