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Definition of Sadomasochism

1. Noun. Sadism and masochism combined in one person.

Definition of Sadomasochism

1. Noun. The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within the BDSM community. ¹

2. Noun. Sadism and masochism in one person; the enjoyment by a person of both inflicting and receiving pain. ¹

3. Noun. Sadomasochism for sexual gratification. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sadomasochism

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Medical Definition of Sadomasochism

1. A form of perversion marked by enjoyment of cruelty and/or humiliation in its received or active and/or dispensed and passive form. Origin: sadism + masochism (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sadomasochism

Literary usage of Sadomasochism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. I Love You Madly! Workbook: Insight Enhancement About Healthy and Disturbed ...by Robert Gordon by Robert Gordon (2007)
"Healthier individuals are able to keep the sadomasochism in the playful and teasing aspects of the eroticism without harming the relationship. ..."

2. The Culture of Violence by Kumar Rupesinghe (1994)
""On Thrills and Kills: sadomasochism in the Movies." Dissent, Spring, pp. 245-8. Glossop, Ronald J. 1987. Confronting War: An Examination of Humanity's Most ..."

3. American Vulgar: The Politics of Manipulation Versus the Culture of Awareness by Robert Grudin (2006)
"... for the delicacy of family feelings, contempt for legal protocol, indulgence in sexual prurience, sadomasochism, human butchery, human decomposition. ..."

4. Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues by Kathleen C. Faller (1995)
"... exposure, voyeurism, sadomasochism, group sex, bestiality, and other sexual acts. The term sexual addict is often applied to this type of offender. ..."

5. I Love You Madly! On Passion, Personality and Personal Growthby BookSurge, LLC, Robert M. Gordon, Ph.D., Ph.D. Robert M Gordon by BookSurge, LLC, Robert M. Gordon, Ph.D., Ph.D. Robert M Gordon (2006)
"sadomasochism is not just the spice of passion as in a normal romance, but dominates those relationships. Passionate yes, but they are controlled by their ..."

6. Trends, Risk, & Interventions in Lethal Violence: Proceedings of the Third edited by Carolyn Block (1995)
"... (8) paranoia; (9) sadomasochism; (10) domestic violence; (11) aggression and delinquency; (12) authoritarianism; and (13) the apocalyptic impulse. ..."

7. Violence Against Womenby Joan Zorza, Civic Research Institute by Joan Zorza, Civic Research Institute (2002)
"sadomasochism and abuse, 5-53 rape shield law applicability to sadomasochistic e-mail, 8-39-8-40 Safe Havens for Pets: Guidelines for Programs Sheltering ..."

8. I Love You Madly! Workbook: Insight Enhancement About Healthy and Disturbed ...by Robert Gordon by Robert Gordon (2007)
"Healthier individuals are able to keep the sadomasochism in the playful and teasing aspects of the eroticism without harming the relationship. ..."

9. The Culture of Violence by Kumar Rupesinghe (1994)
""On Thrills and Kills: sadomasochism in the Movies." Dissent, Spring, pp. 245-8. Glossop, Ronald J. 1987. Confronting War: An Examination of Humanity's Most ..."

10. American Vulgar: The Politics of Manipulation Versus the Culture of Awareness by Robert Grudin (2006)
"... for the delicacy of family feelings, contempt for legal protocol, indulgence in sexual prurience, sadomasochism, human butchery, human decomposition. ..."

11. Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues by Kathleen C. Faller (1995)
"... exposure, voyeurism, sadomasochism, group sex, bestiality, and other sexual acts. The term sexual addict is often applied to this type of offender. ..."

12. I Love You Madly! On Passion, Personality and Personal Growthby BookSurge, LLC, Robert M. Gordon, Ph.D., Ph.D. Robert M Gordon by BookSurge, LLC, Robert M. Gordon, Ph.D., Ph.D. Robert M Gordon (2006)
"sadomasochism is not just the spice of passion as in a normal romance, but dominates those relationships. Passionate yes, but they are controlled by their ..."

13. Trends, Risk, & Interventions in Lethal Violence: Proceedings of the Third edited by Carolyn Block (1995)
"... (8) paranoia; (9) sadomasochism; (10) domestic violence; (11) aggression and delinquency; (12) authoritarianism; and (13) the apocalyptic impulse. ..."

14. Violence Against Womenby Joan Zorza, Civic Research Institute by Joan Zorza, Civic Research Institute (2002)
"sadomasochism and abuse, 5-53 rape shield law applicability to sadomasochistic e-mail, 8-39-8-40 Safe Havens for Pets: Guidelines for Programs Sheltering ..."

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