algolagnia

[ al-guh-lag-nee-uh ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

1. sexual pleasure derived from enduring or inflicting pain, as in masochism or sadism.

algolagnia

/ ˌælɡəˈlæɡnɪə /

noun

1. See masochism, sadism
   a perversion in which sexual pleasure is gained from the experience or infliction of pain See also sadism masochism

Derived Forms

• ˌalgoˈlagnic, adjective
• ˌalgoˈlagnist, noun

Other Words From

• algo·lagnic adjective
• algo·lagnist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of algolagnia¹

1900–05; < German Algolagnie, equivalent to algo- algo- + -lagnie < Greek lagneía lust

Word History and Origins

Origin of algolagnia¹

from ML, from Greek algos pain + lagneiā lust

Example Sentences

I may here narrate a case which has been communicated to me of algolagnia in a woman, combined with sexual hyperesthesia.

From Project Gutenberg

The most interesting is probably fur, the attraction of which is not uncommon in association with passive algolagnia.

From Project Gutenberg

The roots of active algolagnia, sadism, can be readily demonstrable in the normal.

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