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==Origin==
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch †[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1895] German novelist
Masochism is the practice of seeking pain because it is pleasurable, named for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_von_Sacher-Masoch#Masochism Leopold von Sacher-Masoch].
==Definitions==
*1: the derivation of [[sexual]] [[gratification]] from being subjected to physical [[pain]] or [[humiliation]] by oneself or another person — compare sadism, sadomasochism
*2: [[pleasure]] in being [[abused]] or dominated : a [[taste]] for [[suffering]]
==Description==
'''Masochism''' and '''sadism''' are both about the enjoyment of [[pain]]. Masochism refers to the enjoyment of experiencing pain while sadism refers to the enjoyment of inflicting pain on someone else.
Interestingly, both masochism and sadism are eponymous [[words]]. [[English]] has thousands of such words, taken from the names of people both real and [[fictional]]. Masochism comes from the name of the 19th century German novelist, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_von_Sacher-Masoch#Masochism Leopold von Sacher-Masoch]. It is unusual in that it began to be used during the lifetime of the man from whom it originated (Sacher-Masoch died in 1895, and masochism had been in printed use since 1892). Sadism comes from the name of the French writer, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Sade Marquis de Sade] (1740-1814).
The two words are not only often encountered in [[connection]] with one another, they have been combined into a single word, ''sadomasochism''.
[[Category: Psychology]]
==Origin==
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch †[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1895] German novelist
Masochism is the practice of seeking pain because it is pleasurable, named for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_von_Sacher-Masoch#Masochism Leopold von Sacher-Masoch].
==Definitions==
*1: the derivation of [[sexual]] [[gratification]] from being subjected to physical [[pain]] or [[humiliation]] by oneself or another person — compare sadism, sadomasochism
*2: [[pleasure]] in being [[abused]] or dominated : a [[taste]] for [[suffering]]
==Description==
'''Masochism''' and '''sadism''' are both about the enjoyment of [[pain]]. Masochism refers to the enjoyment of experiencing pain while sadism refers to the enjoyment of inflicting pain on someone else.
Interestingly, both masochism and sadism are eponymous [[words]]. [[English]] has thousands of such words, taken from the names of people both real and [[fictional]]. Masochism comes from the name of the 19th century German novelist, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_von_Sacher-Masoch#Masochism Leopold von Sacher-Masoch]. It is unusual in that it began to be used during the lifetime of the man from whom it originated (Sacher-Masoch died in 1895, and masochism had been in printed use since 1892). Sadism comes from the name of the French writer, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Sade Marquis de Sade] (1740-1814).
The two words are not only often encountered in [[connection]] with one another, they have been combined into a single word, ''sadomasochism''.
[[Category: Psychology]]