masoquismo
Portuguese
Etymology
Masoch (German name of Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch) + -ismo
Noun
masoquismo m (plural masoquismos)
- masochism (the enjoyment of receiving pain)
Spanish
Etymology
From German Masochismus; coined by neurologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing from the name of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, an Austrian writer whose novella Venus in Furs (German Venus im Pelz) explores a sadomasochistic relationship.
Pronunciation
Noun
masoquismo m (plural masoquismos)
Related terms
Further reading
- “masoquismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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