masochisticadj.
/ˌmasəˈkɪstɪk/, /ˌmazəˈkɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmæzəˈkɪstɪk/, /ˈˌmæsəˈkɪstɪk/ Of, relating to, resembling, or characterized by masochism; deriving enjoyment from one's own pain or humiliation.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > types of sexual behaviour > [adjective] > sadism or masochism
masochistic1892
sadistic1892
algolagnistic1895
sadic1897
sadomasochist1945
Sadean1949
1892 C. G. Chaddock tr. R. von Krafft-Ebing Psychopathia Sexualis iii. 99 Flagellation is..one of the many means used for the purpose of masochistic gratification in the sense of subjection to women.
1904 G. S. Hall Adolescence II. 112 Women may acquire a Massochistic love of violence and pain for the ideal of pleasure.
1959 Times 30 Sept. 13/5 Eighteenth-century patrons seemed to take a masochistic delight in seeing themselves lampooned on the stage.
1985 J. Berman Talking Cure iv. 113 Celia's sadistic threat to tread on the beetle-like Edward elicits his masochistic reply: ‘Tread on me, if you like.’
1996 National Geographic Dec. 91/1 Even dedicated alpinists and rock climbers..often view waterfall climbing as a suspiciously masochistic pastime.
Derivatives
ˌmasoˈchistically adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > types of sexual behaviour > [adverb] > sadistically or masochistically
sadistically1892
masochistically1936
1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 July 597/2 Minor Canons speak of themselves masochistically as ‘mere’ minor canons.
1947 S. J. Perelman Westward Ha! (1949) vii. 87 Masochistically allowing chickens to peck at our bare tootsies.
1992 Independent 10 Mar. 16/6 He makes all the women in the film masochistically attracted to the psycho-killer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1892