masochism

WOTD – 11 September 2010    

English

Etymology

Named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, whose novel "Venus in Furs" explores a sadomasochistic relationship.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈmæs.ə.kɪ.zəm/, /ˈmæz.ə.kɪ.zəm/

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Noun

masochism (countable and uncountable; plural masochisms)

1. the enjoyment of receiving pain

Antonyms

• {sense|the enjoyment of giving pain} sadism

Derived terms

• masochist
• masochistic
• sadomasochism

Translations

the enjoyment of receiving pain

• Armenian: մազոխիզմ (hy) (mazoxizm)
• Catalan: masoquisme (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 性受虐狂 (cmn) (xìngshòunüèkuáng), 受虐狂 (cmn) (shòunüèkuáng), 受虐癖 (cmn) (shòunüèpǐ)

• Czech: masochismus (cs) m
• Dutch: masochisme (nl) n
• Esperanto: masoĥismo (eo)
• Finnish: masokismi (fi)
• French: masochisme (fr) m
• German: Masochismus (de) m

• Greek: μαζοχισμός (el) (mazochismós) m
• Hungarian: mazochizmus (hu)
• Italian: masochismo (it)
• Japanese: マゾヒズム (ja) (mazohizumu)
• Norwegian: masokisme (no) m
• Persian: مازوکيسم (fa)
• Polish: masochizm (pl) m
• Russian: мазохизм (ru) (mazoxízm) m
• Serbo-Croatian: mazohizam (sh) m
• Spanish: masoquismo (es) m
• Swedish: masochism (sv) c
• Turkish: mazoşizm (tr), mazoşistlik (tr), özezerlik (tr)

See also

• sadism