- 1the practice of getting sexual pleasure from being physically hurt compare sadism
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- 2(informal) the enjoyment of something that most people would find unpleasant or painful You spent the whole weekend in a tent in the rain? That's masochism!
NAmE//ˈmæsəkɪst//
noun Anyone who goes jogging for two hours a day must be a masochist! NAmE//ˌmæsəˈkɪstɪk//
adjective masochistic behavior/tendencies He has a masochistic streak and seems to enjoy being treated badly by women.See masochism in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: masochism