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- German · borrowed fromMasochismus
- English todaymasochism
From German Masochismus, coined alongside Sadismus in 1886 by Richard von Krafft-Ebing in his book Psychopathia Sexualis. Named after Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, whose novel "Venus in Furs" explores a sadomasochistic relationship, + -ism.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.