No jokes please. I think it's _______philia. Anyone know?
2006-10-12 09:41:42 · 9 answers · asked by funkymonkey 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's masochist.
2006-10-12 09:53:54 · answer #1 · answered by Earthling 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sadism is the sexual pleasure or gratification in the infliction of pain and suffering upon another person. The word is derived from the name of the Marquis de Sade, a prolific French philosopher-writer of sadistic novels.
The counterpart of sadism is masochism, the sexual pleasure or gratification of having pain or suffering inflicted upon the self, often consisting of sexual fantasies or urges for being beaten, humiliated, bound, tortured, or otherwise made to suffer, either as an enhancement to or a substitute for sexual pleasure. The name is derived from the name of the 19th century author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, known for his novel Venus in Furs that dealt with highly masochistic themes.
Sadism and masochism, often interrelated (one person obtaining sadistic pleasure by inflicting pain or suffering on another person who thereby obtains masochistic pleasure), are collectively known as S&M or sadomasochism.
The words are now commonly used to describe personality traits in an emotional, rather than sexual sense. Although it is quite different from the original meaning, this usage is not entirely inaccurate. There is quite frequently a strong emotional aspect to the sexual desires, taking the form of a need for domination or submission—the desire to control another, or to be controlled, as opposed to a simple desire for pain (which is technically known as algolagnia).
2006-10-12 09:45:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadistic? Masochistic?
2006-10-12 09:46:08 · answer #3 · answered by punchie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Masochism.
2006-10-12 09:44:44 · answer #4 · answered by mitch 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sado machiocism
2006-10-12 09:57:50 · answer #5 · answered by nonners1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting, never heard of it.
2006-10-12 09:44:44 · answer #6 · answered by katiecole91 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
masochism
2006-10-12 10:31:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sado masochist
2006-10-12 09:44:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
masochist?
2006-10-12 09:45:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋