Algolagnia

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  • noun. Sexual gratification derived from inflicting or experiencing pain.
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  • noun. A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.
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  • noun. sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain
  • Word Usage
    "The term algolagnia might properly be applied to them (and Eulenburg now classes them as "ideal algolagnia"), for they reveal an undifferentiated connection between sexual excitement and pain not developed into either active or passive participation."
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