algolagniac

algolagniac
al·go·lag·ni·ac -nē-.ak n one who practices algolagnia

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  • algolagnia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek algos pain + lagneia lust, from lagnos lustful more at slack Date: circa 1900 a perversion (as sadism or masochism) characterized by pleasure and especially sexual gratification in inflicting or suffering… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • algolagnia — [al΄gō lag′nē ə, al΄gəlag′nē ə] n. [ModL < ALGO + Gr lagneia, lust] abnormal sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or suffering pain; masochism or sadism algolagniac n. algolagnist algolagnic adj …   English World dictionary

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