"masochist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæ.səˌkɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-masochist.wav Forms: masochists [plural]
Etymology: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch + -ist. Coined by Richard von Krafft-Ebing and popularized by Freud in relation to sadomasochism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ist}} + -ist, {{coined|de|Richard von Krafft-Ebing|nocat=1}} Coined by Richard von Krafft-Ebing Head templates: {{en-noun}} masochist (plural masochists)
  1. Someone who enjoys pain or humiliation, or who derives pleasure from harming oneself or being harmed by others. Wikipedia link: Freud, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch Categories (topical): BDSM, People Derived forms: masochistic, sadomasochist Related terms: glutton for punishment, masochism Translations (someone who enjoys pain or humiliation): مَاسُوشِيّ (māsūšiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), مَازُوخِيّ (māzūḵiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), مَازُوكِيّ (māzūkiyy) (Arabic), masoquista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), masochista [masculine] (Czech), masochist [masculine] (Dutch), masoĥisto (Esperanto), masokisti (Finnish), masochiste (French), masoquista [feminine, masculine] (Galician), მაზოხისტი (mazoxisṭi) (Georgian), Masochist [masculine] (German), Masochistin [feminine] (German), μαζοχιστής (mazochistís) [masculine] (Greek), μαζοχίστρια (mazochístria) [feminine] (Greek), mazochista (Hungarian), masókisti [masculine] (Icelandic), masokhis (Indonesian), masochista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), まぞ (mazo) (Japanese), 마조히스트 (majohiseuteu) (Korean), 마조 (majo) [slang] (Korean), masokis (Malay), masochista [masculine] (Polish), masochistka [feminine] (Polish), masoquista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), мазохи́ст (mazoxíst) [masculine] (Russian), masoquista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), masochist [common-gender] (Swedish), masokista (Tagalog), mazoşist (Turkish)

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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "majohiseuteu",
      "sense": "someone who enjoys pain or humiliation",
      "word": "마조히스트"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "majo",
      "sense": "someone who enjoys pain or humiliation",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "마조"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "someone who enjoys pain or humiliation",
      "word": "masokis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone who enjoys pain or humiliation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "masochista"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone who enjoys pain or humiliation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "masochistka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "someone who enjoys pain or humiliation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "masoquista"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mazoxíst",
      "sense": "someone who enjoys pain or humiliation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мазохи́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "someone who enjoys pain or humiliation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "masoquista"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "someone who enjoys pain or humiliation",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "masochist"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "someone who enjoys pain or humiliation",
      "word": "masokista"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "someone who enjoys pain or humiliation",
      "word": "mazoşist"
    }
  ],
  "word": "masochist"
}

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