masochistic

[ mas-uh-kis-tik, maz‐ ]
/ ˌmæs əˈkɪs tɪk, ˌmæz‐ /

adjective

Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
gratified by pain, degradation, deprivation, etc., inflicted on oneself either by one's own actions or the actions of others.
tending to be self-destructive.
tending to find pleasure in self-denial, submissiveness, degradation, etc.

Origin of masochistic

masoch(ism) + -istic

OTHER WORDS FROM masochistic

mas·och·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby masochistic

maskinonge, maslin, maslow, masochism, masochist, masochistic, masochistic personality, mason, mason bee, mason city, mason jar

Example sentences from the Web for masochistically

  • But the song which became briefly, masochistically popular every two years and two months had spoiled their feeling of seclusion.

    Voyage To Eternity |Milton Lesser