algolagnia

[ al-guh-lag-nee-uh ]

/ ˌæl gəˈlæg ni ə /

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noun Psychiatry.

sexual pleasure derived from enduring or inflicting pain, as in masochism or sadism.

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Origin of algolagnia

1900–05; <German Algolagnie, equivalent to algo-algo- + -lagnie<Greek lagneía lust

OTHER WORDS FROM algolagnia

al·go·lag·nic, adjectiveal·go·lag·nist, noun

Words nearby algolagnia

algin fiber, alginic acid, algo-, algoid, Algol, algolagnia, algology, algometer, Algonkian, Algonkin, Algonquian

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How to use algolagnia in a sentence

I may here narrate a case which has been communicated to me of algolagnia in a woman, combined with sexual hyperesthesia.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
The most interesting is probably fur, the attraction of which is not uncommon in association with passive algolagnia.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
The roots of active algolagnia, sadism, can be readily demonstrable in the normal.
Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex|Sigmund Freud

British Dictionary definitions for algolagnia

algolagnia

/ (ˌælɡəˈlæɡnɪə) /

noun

a perversion in which sexual pleasure is gained from the experience or infliction of painSee also sadism, masochism

Derived forms of algolagnia

algolagnic, adjectivealgolagnist, noun

Word Origin for algolagnia

from ML, from Greek algos pain + lagneiā lust

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