sadomasochism

noun

sa·do·mas·och·ism ˌsā-(ˌ)dō-ˈma-sə-ˌki-zəm

ˌsa-,

-ˈma-zə-

: the derivation of sexual gratification from the infliction of physical pain or humiliation either on another person or on oneself compare masochism, sadism

sadomasochist

ˌsā-(ˌ)dō-ˈma-sə-kist

ˌsa-

-ˈma-zə-

noun or adjective

sadomasochistic

ˌsā-(ˌ)dō-ˌma-sə-ˈki-stik

ˌsa-

-ˌma-zə-

adjective

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So, bondage, sadomasochism, fetishes, and role play are examples of kinks, and these aren’t fringe penchants. —

R. O. Kwon, TIME, 17 May 2024 Until 2013, sadomasochism, along with fetishism, was pathologized as a mental illness in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or the DSM—a ruling with legal implications for jobs, parental rights. —

R. O. Kwon, TIME, 17 May 2024 The recipient of much of Belichick’s sadomasochism was Brady, who evolved from a skinny kid no one wanted to an NFL legend, perhaps the best there ever was, with a series of increasingly interesting rock-star haircuts. —

Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024 Both authors redirected violence onto their partners: Fanon publicly struck his wife and Fleming practiced sadomasochism. —

Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sadomasochism