maso'chistically
World English Dictionary
masochism (ˈmæsəˌkɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | psychiatry an abnormal condition in which pleasure, esp sexual pleasure, is derived from pain or from humiliation, domination, etc, by another person |
| 2. | psychoanal the directing towards oneself of any destructive tendencies |
| 3. | Compare sadism a tendency to take pleasure from one's own suffering |
| [C19: named after Leopold von Sacher Masoch (1836--95), Austrian novelist, who described it] | |
| 'masochist | |
| —n, —adj | |
| maso'chistic | |
| —adj | |
| maso'chistically | |
| —adv | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Explore Dictionary.com
More from Thesaurus.com
Synonyms and Antonyms for maso'chistically
More from Reference.com
Search for articles containing maso'chistically
More from Dictionary.com Translator
Translate maso'chistically into French
Translate maso'chistically into German
Translate maso'chistically into Italian
Translate maso'chistically into another language
00:10
Maso'chistically
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Dictionary.com Word FAQs
Dictionary.com presents 366 FAQs, incorporating some of the frequently asked questions from the past with newer queries.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
