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MASOCHIST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("masochist" is a kind of...):

degenerate; deviant; deviate; pervert (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "masochist"):

flagellant (a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification)

Antonym:

sadist (someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others)

Derivation:

masochism (sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological))

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