Describes a character deriving pleasure, especially sexual, from pain or humiliation, or a character seeking such abuse. Major component of BDSM.

1)The deriving of sexual gratification, or the tendency to derive sexual gratification, from being physically or emotionally abused.
2)The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from being humiliated or mistreated, either by another or by oneself.
3)A willingness or tendency to subject oneself to unpleasant or trying experiences.

See also

• sadism