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Showing words for MASOCHISM using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Masochism

machismos, machoisms, masochism

8 Letter Words for Masochism

acosmism, chamisos, isochasm, machismo, machoism, shamosim

7 Letter Words for Masochism

chamiso, chamois, chiasms, cosmism, mimosas, mismosh, mosaics, mosaism, schisma, shammos, shamois

6 Letter Words for Masochism

aosmic, camois, camosh, camsho, chasms, chiasm, comism, commas, commis, machos, maoism, miasms, mimosa, mochas, mohism, momish, mosaic, oshacs, osmics, schism, shamos, sisham

5 Letter Words for Masochism

amish, amiss, ammos, assoc, camis, camos, chais, chamm, chams, chaos, chasm, chass, chiao, chias, chimo, chios, ciaos, comas, comma, icasm, imams, machi, macho, machs, maims, mashi, miasm, micah, micas, micos, misos, missa, mocha, mochs, oasis, ohias, ohmic, oshac, osmic, ossia, saics, saims, scams, schmo, scomm, shams, shims, simas, smash, smich, socas, somas, somma

4 Letter Words for Masochism

aims, amic, amis, ammi, ammo, amos, asci, asio, assi, cami, camo, cams, cash, cass, chai, cham, chao, chas, chia, chis, ciao, cima, coma, comm, coms, cosh, coss, hami, hams, hics, hims, hiss, hoas, hoss, icao, icho, ichs, imam, iocs, isms, isos, mach, maco, macs, maim, mamo, mams, maoi, masc, mash, mass, mhos, mias, mica, mico, mics, mima, misc, miso, miss, moas, moca, moch, mocs, moha, momi, moms, mosh, moss, ocas, ochs, ohia, ohms, osha, ossa, saco, sacs, saic, saim, sais, samh, sami, sash, scam, scho, scsi, sham, shia, shim, shmo, siam, sich, sics, sima, sims, sish, soam, soca, socs, soma, soms, sosh

3 Letter Words for Masochism

ach, ahi, aho, ahs, aim, ais, ami, ash, ass, cai, cam, cha, chi, chm, cho, chs, cia, cis, com, cos, csi, ham, hao, has, hia, hic, him, his, hmm, hmo, hoa, hoc, hoi, hom, hos, iao, ich, ihs, imo, ios, ish, ism, iso, mac, mam, mao, mas, mho, mia, mic, mim, mis, moa, moc, moi, mom, mos, msh, mss, oam, oas, oca, och, ohm, ohs, ois, oms, osi, sac, sah, sai, sam, sao, sch, sci, sha, shi, sho, sic, sim, sis, sma, soc, som, ssh

Definitions for Masochism

[1] Psychiatry . the condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering physical pain or humiliation.
[2] gratification gained from pain, deprivation, degradation, etc., inflicted or imposed on oneself, either as a result of one's own actions or the actions of others, especially the tendency to seek this form of gratification.
[3] the act of turning one's destructive tendencies inward or upon oneself.
[4] the tendency to find pleasure in self-denial, submissiveness, etc.
[5] psychiatry an abnormal condition in which pleasure, esp sexual pleasure, is derived from pain or from humiliation, domination, etc, by another person
[6] psychoanal the directing towards oneself of any destructive tendencies
[7] a tendency to take pleasure from one's own suffering Compare sadism

Words related to Masochism

flagellation

Words nearby Masochism

masking piece, masking tape, maskinonge, maslin, maslow, masochism, masochist, masochistic, masochistic personality, mason, mason bee

Origin of Masochism

1890–95; named after L. von Sacher-Masoch, who described it; see -ism

Other words from Masochism

mas·och·ist , noun
mas′ och•ist n.
mas′och•is′ tic adj.

Word origin for Masochism

C19: named after Leopold von Sacher Masoch (1836–95), Austrian novelist, who described it

Synonyms for Masochism

flagellation