(Psychologie) État pathologique de celui (ou celle) qui ne peut atteindre l'orgasme que s'il est maltraité, humilié, blessé physiquement (mordu, fouetté, etc).
Desire to subject oneself to physical or mental pain, humiliation, or punishment, for erotic pleasure, to alleviate guilt, or out of destructive impulses turned inward. The term is derived from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.
Sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological).