Pleasure derived from physical or psychological pain inflicted on oneself either by oneself or by others. It is called sexual masochism and classified as a paraphilia when it is consciously sought as a part of the sexual act or as a prerequisite to sexual gratification. It is the converse of sexual sadism, although the two tend to coexist in the same person.
A sexual variance characterized by acts in which sexual pleasure and gratification are derived from being the object of physical or psychological punishment. This punishment is usually planned with a sadistic partner. It may be that for both sadism and masochism there is an attempt to punish or to be punished for feeling sexual pleasure, which may be perceived as “dirty”, sadism.
A sexual condition in which a person takes pleasure in being hurt or badly treated.
Sexual pleasure derived from receiving mental, emotional, or physical abuse.
Sexual pleasure derived from the experience of pain. The word is sometimes used loosely for all forms of behavior that lead to pain or humiliation.
A condition in which a person gets pleasure from physical or emotional pain inflicted by others. The term is often used in the context of achieving sexual excitement through inflicted pain.
A general orientation to life based on the belief that suffering relieves guilt and leads to a reward. Opposite of sadism.
A yearning for physical, mental, or emotional mistreatment. The expression “masochism” primarily pertains to deriving sexual arousal from one’s own discomfort, particularly in activities like bondage, flagellation, and verbal degradation.
A sexual deviation characterized by deriving pleasure from receiving cruel treatment, pain, and humiliation, named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, an Austrian novelist who both engaged in and wrote about these behaviors.