Algophilia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    pleasure from experiencing pain, especially sexually. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
algolagniaalgolagniamasochism

Etymology

From algo- + -philia.

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