Masochism

paraphilia in which a subject derives gratification from receiving pain

Masochism is the practice of seeking humiliation because it is pleasurable.

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  • Masochism is a theater in which one submits to enslavement and thereby hopes to overcome enslavement.
    • Paul Mann, "Masocriticism," SubStance, Vol. 23, No. 3, Issue 75 (1994), p. 22

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