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masochismmas‧o‧chis‧m /ˈmæsəkɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]   masochismOrigin: 1800-1900 Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836-95), Austrian writer who described such sexual behavior - She's crazy, trying to work, bring up a kid, and go to school too - it's masochism.
- A bit of a sadist, maybe with a touch of masochism thrown in too.
- By 1985, when the psychoanalysts attempted to reintroduce masochism, a backlash against feminism, against uppity women, was current.
- Her ability to endure his violence is not seen as helplessness or masochism, but rather as evidence of her moral strength.
- Part of this is sheer masochism.
- There is a streak of sadism in his performance which leads us to expect an answering streak of masochism in Katherine.
- This would make the link between sadism and masochism more clear.
- Very much the same comments apply as in the case of sadism and masochism.
- You can reject the masochism and still agree that love is worth the terrors that can sometimes come with it.
someone who seems to enjoy suffering► masochist · He goes swimming in the sea in the middle of winter -- he must be some kind of masochist. ► be a glutton for punishment use this humorously about someone who seems to like being put in situations where they will suffer, when it could have been avoided: · Being a glutton for punishment, I agreed to organize yet another children's birthday party. ► martyr someone who enjoys suffering because they make other people feel guilty about it, and therefore get sympathy and attention: · Don't be a martyr - ask for help if you need it.play the martyr (=behave like one): · We all like to play the martyr sometimes. 1sexual behaviour in which someone gains pleasure from being hurt or punished → sadism, sado-masochism2behaviour that makes it seem that someone wants to suffer or have problems:  Unconscious masochism seemed to drive her from one disaster to the next.—masochist noun [countable]—masochistic /ˌmæsəˈkɪstɪk◂/ adjective: masochistic behavior—masochistically /-kli/ adverb |