m 3 a 1 s 1 o 1 c 3 h 4 i 1 s 1 m 3
9 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)
originFrom 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.
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Words from these letters
- machismo 17
- machoism 17
- commish 16
- chamisos 15
- shamosim 15
- chamiso 14
- chamois 14
- chiasms 14
- shammos 14
- simchas 14
- cosmism 13
- chasms 13