Etymology

masochist

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Today it means: Someone who enjoys pain or humiliation, or who derives pleasure from harming oneself or being harmed by others. Full definition →

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The story

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch + -ist. Coined by Richard von Krafft-Ebing and popularized by Freud in relation to sadomasochism.

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