Definition of masochism in English:

masochism

noun ˈmasəkɪz(ə)m

mass noun

1The tendency to derive sexual gratification from one's own pain or humiliation.
受虐狂，性受虐狂；自虐倾向
with things such as bondage and masochism, it's all right if you both go for it
Example sentencesExamples
- Sadism and masochism might be taken as extreme manifestations of the roles of the sexes as encoded by society and (in the view of many) by biology.
- In order to trace these various relationships, I must begin by proposing a way of understanding masochism that deviates from the conventional view that its origins lie in sexuality.
- Yet her sexual masochism is oddly mixed with non-erotic desires for an omnipotent caretaker, infantile wishes that parallel his yearning for divine love.
- So we are suffering both humiliation and masochism.
- Unlike sadism, which depends upon action and immediate gratification, masochism savors suspense and distance.
- At the same time, Freudian psychoanalysis offers an understanding of the formations of sadism and masochism as complementary and vacillating.
- There are different theories related to sexual masochism, many stemming from the psychoanalytic camp.
- It organizes its mise en scène to compose a metaphor for this primal space in which sadism and masochism intersect and in which, by virtue of the social order, some private sexual fantasies are turned into a system.
- Sadism and masochism, like fetishism, annex pleasure to established systems of desire.
- His eyes widened as he read about sadism and masochism, bondage and domination.
- The effect of the emotional power of a film such as this one is that it dominates the thinking of the viewer, such that he is unable to entertain points of view other than the two choices of sadism and masochism.
- Disease or degeneration could suppress, heighten, or pervert the sexual instinct, giving rise to frigidity, nymphomania, or perversions such as sadism, masochism, fetishism, or homosexuality.
- These processes are contrasted with masochism as explanations of self-directed wit.
- Still, it's not easy to speak of masochism for long without invoking sadism, and vice versa.
- Essentially, Robert and I are both dominants, but we're dominants who like to play with sadism / masochism in the context of our sexual relationship.
- Yet she may have sadism / masochism fantasies, perhaps secret, perhaps acted out.
- Though the pursuit of sexual ecstasy through pain is seen as masochism, as a perversion, Bataille argues that this is one example of liberation through surrender.
- Or, to put it another way, it denies the possibility that masochism can exist outside of sexual fantasy, or that the real world can contain opportunities for erotic pleasure.
- Algolagnia is a psychiatric term covering sadism and masochism.
- But going back to topic… Can there be a sexual relations with sadism / masochism or domination/ submission without having psychological abuse?
Synonyms
avarice, acquisitiveness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, thrift
1. 1.1 (in general use) the enjoyment of an activity that appears to be painful or tedious.
  以苦为乐
  there's plenty to do when the weather turns moorland walks into exercises in masochism
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is a certain masochism involved in reading his novel.
  They regard my delight in climbing hills as a form of masochism - or sadism if accompanying me.
  There is nothing quite like following Oasis as an exercise in masochism.
  That ballet continues to enlist and attract thousands of young girls cannot be entirely due to false consciousness or masochism.
  Call it instinct, masochism, whatever - but most women want children, continue to accept the role of primary carer, and reap psychological and emotional sustenance from motherhood.
  Supporting the modern multiplex is an exercise in commercial masochism.
  Will can never be satisfied; pain is basic to it; life is masochism.
  I always knew you had to be a bit of a sadist to cook - after all, you have to beat the eggs and whip the cream - but now cooking is an exercise in masochism as well.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Leopold von Sacher- Masoch (1835–95), the Austrian novelist who described it, + -ism.

Sexual pleasure derived from pain features in several stories by the 19th-century Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. The German term Masochismus was used in 1890, and by 1892 English had adopted it as masochism. See also sadism

Definition of masochism in US English:

masochism

noun

1The tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from one's own pain or humiliation.
受虐狂，性受虐狂；自虐倾向
Example sentencesExamples
- His eyes widened as he read about sadism and masochism, bondage and domination.
- Or, to put it another way, it denies the possibility that masochism can exist outside of sexual fantasy, or that the real world can contain opportunities for erotic pleasure.
- Unlike sadism, which depends upon action and immediate gratification, masochism savors suspense and distance.
- These processes are contrasted with masochism as explanations of self-directed wit.
- In order to trace these various relationships, I must begin by proposing a way of understanding masochism that deviates from the conventional view that its origins lie in sexuality.
- Still, it's not easy to speak of masochism for long without invoking sadism, and vice versa.
- Essentially, Robert and I are both dominants, but we're dominants who like to play with sadism / masochism in the context of our sexual relationship.
- Yet she may have sadism / masochism fantasies, perhaps secret, perhaps acted out.
- It organizes its mise en scène to compose a metaphor for this primal space in which sadism and masochism intersect and in which, by virtue of the social order, some private sexual fantasies are turned into a system.
- Though the pursuit of sexual ecstasy through pain is seen as masochism, as a perversion, Bataille argues that this is one example of liberation through surrender.
- Yet her sexual masochism is oddly mixed with non-erotic desires for an omnipotent caretaker, infantile wishes that parallel his yearning for divine love.
- Disease or degeneration could suppress, heighten, or pervert the sexual instinct, giving rise to frigidity, nymphomania, or perversions such as sadism, masochism, fetishism, or homosexuality.
- The effect of the emotional power of a film such as this one is that it dominates the thinking of the viewer, such that he is unable to entertain points of view other than the two choices of sadism and masochism.
- Algolagnia is a psychiatric term covering sadism and masochism.
- Sadism and masochism, like fetishism, annex pleasure to established systems of desire.
- But going back to topic… Can there be a sexual relations with sadism / masochism or domination/ submission without having psychological abuse?
- Sadism and masochism might be taken as extreme manifestations of the roles of the sexes as encoded by society and (in the view of many) by biology.
- At the same time, Freudian psychoanalysis offers an understanding of the formations of sadism and masochism as complementary and vacillating.
- There are different theories related to sexual masochism, many stemming from the psychoanalytic camp.
- So we are suffering both humiliation and masochism.
Synonyms
avarice, acquisitiveness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, thrift
1. 1.1 (in general use) the enjoyment of what appears to be painful or tiresome.
  以苦为乐
  isn't there some masochism involved in taking on this kind of project?
  接受这种工程岂不是有点以苦为乐的意味？
  Example sentencesExamples
  Supporting the modern multiplex is an exercise in commercial masochism.
  I always knew you had to be a bit of a sadist to cook - after all, you have to beat the eggs and whip the cream - but now cooking is an exercise in masochism as well.
  They regard my delight in climbing hills as a form of masochism - or sadism if accompanying me.
  There is nothing quite like following Oasis as an exercise in masochism.
  That ballet continues to enlist and attract thousands of young girls cannot be entirely due to false consciousness or masochism.
  Call it instinct, masochism, whatever - but most women want children, continue to accept the role of primary carer, and reap psychological and emotional sustenance from motherhood.
  Will can never be satisfied; pain is basic to it; life is masochism.
  There is a certain masochism involved in reading his novel.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1835–95), the Austrian novelist who described it, + -ism.

词汇	masochism
释义	Definition of masochism in English: masochism noun ˈmasəkɪz(ə)m mass noun 1The tendency to derive sexual gratification from one's own pain or humiliation. 受虐狂，性受虐狂；自虐倾向 with things such as bondage and masochism, it's all right if you both go for it Example sentencesExamples Sadism and masochism might be taken as extreme manifestations of the roles of the sexes as encoded by society and (in the view of many) by biology. In order to trace these various relationships, I must begin by proposing a way of understanding masochism that deviates from the conventional view that its origins lie in sexuality. Yet her sexual masochism is oddly mixed with non-erotic desires for an omnipotent caretaker, infantile wishes that parallel his yearning for divine love. So we are suffering both humiliation and masochism. Unlike sadism, which depends upon action and immediate gratification, masochism savors suspense and distance. At the same time, Freudian psychoanalysis offers an understanding of the formations of sadism and masochism as complementary and vacillating. There are different theories related to sexual masochism, many stemming from the psychoanalytic camp. It organizes its mise en scène to compose a metaphor for this primal space in which sadism and masochism intersect and in which, by virtue of the social order, some private sexual fantasies are turned into a system. Sadism and masochism, like fetishism, annex pleasure to established systems of desire. His eyes widened as he read about sadism and masochism, bondage and domination. The effect of the emotional power of a film such as this one is that it dominates the thinking of the viewer, such that he is unable to entertain points of view other than the two choices of sadism and masochism. Disease or degeneration could suppress, heighten, or pervert the sexual instinct, giving rise to frigidity, nymphomania, or perversions such as sadism, masochism, fetishism, or homosexuality. These processes are contrasted with masochism as explanations of self-directed wit. Still, it's not easy to speak of masochism for long without invoking sadism, and vice versa. Essentially, Robert and I are both dominants, but we're dominants who like to play with sadism / masochism in the context of our sexual relationship. Yet she may have sadism / masochism fantasies, perhaps secret, perhaps acted out. Though the pursuit of sexual ecstasy through pain is seen as masochism, as a perversion, Bataille argues that this is one example of liberation through surrender. Or, to put it another way, it denies the possibility that masochism can exist outside of sexual fantasy, or that the real world can contain opportunities for erotic pleasure. Algolagnia is a psychiatric term covering sadism and masochism. But going back to topic… Can there be a sexual relations with sadism / masochism or domination/ submission without having psychological abuse? Synonyms avarice, acquisitiveness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, thrift 1.1 (in general use) the enjoyment of an activity that appears to be painful or tedious. 以苦为乐 there's plenty to do when the weather turns moorland walks into exercises in masochism Example sentencesExamples There is a certain masochism involved in reading his novel. They regard my delight in climbing hills as a form of masochism - or sadism if accompanying me. There is nothing quite like following Oasis as an exercise in masochism. That ballet continues to enlist and attract thousands of young girls cannot be entirely due to false consciousness or masochism. Call it instinct, masochism, whatever - but most women want children, continue to accept the role of primary carer, and reap psychological and emotional sustenance from motherhood. Supporting the modern multiplex is an exercise in commercial masochism. Will can never be satisfied; pain is basic to it; life is masochism. I always knew you had to be a bit of a sadist to cook - after all, you have to beat the eggs and whip the cream - but now cooking is an exercise in masochism as well. Origin Late 19th century: named after Leopold von Sacher- Masoch (1835–95), the Austrian novelist who described it, + -ism. Sexual pleasure derived from pain features in several stories by the 19th-century Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. The German term Masochismus was used in 1890, and by 1892 English had adopted it as masochism. See also sadism Definition of masochism in US English: masochism noun 1The tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from one's own pain or humiliation. 受虐狂，性受虐狂；自虐倾向 Example sentencesExamples His eyes widened as he read about sadism and masochism, bondage and domination. Or, to put it another way, it denies the possibility that masochism can exist outside of sexual fantasy, or that the real world can contain opportunities for erotic pleasure. Unlike sadism, which depends upon action and immediate gratification, masochism savors suspense and distance. These processes are contrasted with masochism as explanations of self-directed wit. In order to trace these various relationships, I must begin by proposing a way of understanding masochism that deviates from the conventional view that its origins lie in sexuality. Still, it's not easy to speak of masochism for long without invoking sadism, and vice versa. Essentially, Robert and I are both dominants, but we're dominants who like to play with sadism / masochism in the context of our sexual relationship. Yet she may have sadism / masochism fantasies, perhaps secret, perhaps acted out. It organizes its mise en scène to compose a metaphor for this primal space in which sadism and masochism intersect and in which, by virtue of the social order, some private sexual fantasies are turned into a system. Though the pursuit of sexual ecstasy through pain is seen as masochism, as a perversion, Bataille argues that this is one example of liberation through surrender. Yet her sexual masochism is oddly mixed with non-erotic desires for an omnipotent caretaker, infantile wishes that parallel his yearning for divine love. Disease or degeneration could suppress, heighten, or pervert the sexual instinct, giving rise to frigidity, nymphomania, or perversions such as sadism, masochism, fetishism, or homosexuality. The effect of the emotional power of a film such as this one is that it dominates the thinking of the viewer, such that he is unable to entertain points of view other than the two choices of sadism and masochism. Algolagnia is a psychiatric term covering sadism and masochism. Sadism and masochism, like fetishism, annex pleasure to established systems of desire. But going back to topic… Can there be a sexual relations with sadism / masochism or domination/ submission without having psychological abuse? Sadism and masochism might be taken as extreme manifestations of the roles of the sexes as encoded by society and (in the view of many) by biology. At the same time, Freudian psychoanalysis offers an understanding of the formations of sadism and masochism as complementary and vacillating. There are different theories related to sexual masochism, many stemming from the psychoanalytic camp. So we are suffering both humiliation and masochism. Synonyms avarice, acquisitiveness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, thrift 1.1 (in general use) the enjoyment of what appears to be painful or tiresome. 以苦为乐 isn't there some masochism involved in taking on this kind of project? 接受这种工程岂不是有点以苦为乐的意味？ Example sentencesExamples Supporting the modern multiplex is an exercise in commercial masochism. I always knew you had to be a bit of a sadist to cook - after all, you have to beat the eggs and whip the cream - but now cooking is an exercise in masochism as well. They regard my delight in climbing hills as a form of masochism - or sadism if accompanying me. There is nothing quite like following Oasis as an exercise in masochism. That ballet continues to enlist and attract thousands of young girls cannot be entirely due to false consciousness or masochism. Call it instinct, masochism, whatever - but most women want children, continue to accept the role of primary carer, and reap psychological and emotional sustenance from motherhood. Will can never be satisfied; pain is basic to it; life is masochism. There is a certain masochism involved in reading his novel. Origin Late 19th century: named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1835–95), the Austrian novelist who described it, + -ism.
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