masochistic
Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
gratified by pain, degradation, deprivation, etc., inflicted on oneself either by one's own actions or the actions of others.
tending to be self-destructive.
tending to find pleasure in self-denial, submissiveness, degradation, etc.
Origin of masochistic
1Other words from masochistic
- mas·och·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use masochistic in a sentence
My mind wanted to avoid all that, but my masochistic heart insisted on imagining that family reunion that many times I did not like at all.
Locked up in the Land of Liberty: Part III | Yariel Valdés González | July 21, 2021 | Washington BladeNow I see everything without colors, withered … I have masochistic instincts and every so often I reread your letter trying to convince myself that you have definitely left and the anguish returns, which at times frees me from its punishment.
It’s a great workout, but doing seven miles worth of squats seems a little masochistic.
VR exercise app ‘VZfit’ overwhelms the senses in all the wrong ways | Mike Hume | April 22, 2021 | Washington Post“There are people who are more masochistic about it,” he said.
Puzzle swap celebrates jigsaw ‘barter culture’ amid pandemic chaos | Justin Wm. Moyer | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostThis is Bey and Nicki at their most lyrically masochistic, and boy, is it a treat.
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But there was a lot more to Turner than a masochistic mission to understand the elements.
Total isolation, it seems, is the masochistic goal from the start.
Jason Schwartzman Is the Nicest Jerk You’ll Ever Meet in ‘Listen Up Philip’ | Emma Myers | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Everything that is masochistic in the film is me,” said von Trier (via Skarsgard).
Lars von Trier Breaks His Vow of Silence to Discuss ‘Nymphomaniac’ in Venice | Marlow Stern | September 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe talks to Caitlin Dickson about his masochistic mission, his days as a C- student and what he thinks makes a good education.
Davis Guggenheim Wants to Know, ‘What is a Teacher?’ | Caitlin Dickson | September 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn classic times various masochistic phenomena are noted with approval by Ovid.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) | Havelock EllisFlagellation, more especially in its masochistic form, is sometimes associated with true inversion.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) | Havelock EllisThe masochistic tendency of women, or their desire for subjection to the man they love.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) | Havelock EllisIt would even appear that these people are masochistic, making themselves even more unloved by their gross gastronomical habits.
A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis | Melvin PowersOrganized monachism furnished a more convenient outlet for the stronger masochistic impulses than Chiliasm and so superseded it.
The Transformation of Early Christianity from an Eschatological to a Socialized Movement | Lyford Paterson Edwards
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