noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones. uncountable
2. 2
   sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

algophiliaautoeroticismexhibitionismfetishismhomosexualityincest

Etymology

From German Algolagnie, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + λαγνεία (lagneía, “lust”). Equivalent to algo- + -lagnia.

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