The word masochism could refer to:
- Sadomasochism, a component of BDSM
- Sadism and masochism as medical terms
- Self-defeating personality disorder
Famous quotes containing the word masochism:
“Sadism and masochism, in Freud’s final formulation, are fusions of Eros and the destructive instincts. Sadism represents a fusion of the erotic instincts and the destructive instincts directed outwards, in which the destructiveness has the character of aggressiveness. Masochism represents the fusion of the erotic instincts and the destructive instincts turned against oneself, the aim of the latter being self-destruction.”
—Patrick Mullahy (b. 1912)