masochistic
/ˌmæsəˈkɪstɪk/
adjective
- Getting pleasure from experiencing pain or humiliation, especially in a sexual context.
- Some people engage in masochistic activities as a form of stress relief.
- His masochistic tendencies made him seek out partners who would dominate him.
- The novel explores the masochistic desires of its main character.
- Seeming to enjoy or seek out difficult, painful, or unpleasant situations in a way that appears self-destructive.
- Only a masochistic person would run a marathon in this heat.
- It feels almost masochistic to keep watching this terrible movie.
- Her masochistic habit of taking on too many projects always leads to burnout.
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