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US
/ˈmæsəkɪstɪk/
]
[ UK /mˌæsəkˈɪstɪk/ ]
[ UK /mˌæsəkˈɪstɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from being abused or dominated
How To Use masochistic In A Sentence
- There may be a slight and normal masochistic tendency in most boys, and _perhaps_ the erogenic character of the buttocks has something to do with the development of affection. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion
- However, before exploring this problematic I want to establish the strange way in which the sailors 'taunt impinges on Equiano's interpellation of George into his masochistic reading of Foxe. The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire
- There is possibly a masochistic streak here but a lot of it is mental. The Sun
- Poor Prince Charles preaches and pontificates about harmony and simplicity, then ties himself in masochistic bondage knots of inconsistency by spending £100k on a biofuelled train tour to promote cycling. Hypocrisy of champagne environmentalists is deceitful and distracting | Ed Gillespie
- You need a masochistic streak and a monastic existence to win medals. Times, Sunday Times
- They also note that while sadomasochistic fantasies are common, most of those who find such fantasies sexually arousing have no desire to experience the acts in real life.
- The elements of sadomasochistic sex, desires for violence, and a trajectory toward suicide will provoke discomfort among many readers.
- It is the perfect sadomasochistic relationship. Times, Sunday Times
- You sensed in a masochistic kind of way, he actually enjoyed the experience. Times, Sunday Times
- masochistically he insisted on an even greater workload