algolagnic

al·go·lag·ni·a

[al-guh-lag-nee-uh]
noun Psychiatry.
sexual pleasure derived from enduring or inflicting pain, as in masochism or sadism.

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

al·go·lag·nic, adjective
al·go·lag·nist, noun
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algolagnia (ˌælɡəˈlæɡnɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
sadism See also masochism a perversion in which sexual pleasure is gained from the experience or infliction of pain
 
[from ML, from Greek algos pain + lagneiā lust]
 
algo'lagnic
 
adj
 
algo'lagnist
 
n

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algolagnia (ˌælɡəˈlæɡnɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
sadism See also masochism a perversion in which sexual pleasure is gained from the experience or infliction of pain
 
[from ML, from Greek algos pain + lagneiā lust]
 
algo'lagnic
 
adj
 
algo'lagnist
 
n

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algolagnia al·go·lag·ni·a (āl'gō-lāg'nē-ə)
n.
Sexual gratification derived from inflicting or experiencing pain.

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