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algolagnia
[ al-guh-lag-nee-uh ]
noun
, Psychiatry.
- sexual pleasure derived from enduring or inflicting pain, as in masochism or sadism.
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Derived Forms
- ˌalgoˈlagnic, adjective
- ˌalgoˈlagnist, noun
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Other Words From
- algo·lagnic adjective
- algo·lagnist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of algolagnia1
1900–05; < German Algolagnie, equivalent to algo- algo- + -lagnie < Greek lagneía lust
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Word History and Origins
Origin of algolagnia1
from ML, from Greek algos pain + lagneiā lust
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Example Sentences
I may here narrate a case which has been communicated to me of algolagnia in a woman, combined with sexual hyperesthesia.
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The most interesting is probably fur, the attraction of which is not uncommon in association with passive algolagnia.
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The roots of active algolagnia, sadism, can be readily demonstrable in the normal.
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