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algolagnia
[ al-guh-lag-nee-uh ]
noun
- sexual pleasure derived from enduring or inflicting pain, as in masochism or sadism.
Derived Forms
- ˌˈԾ, noun
- ˌˈԾ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- g·n adjective
- g·n noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of algolagnia1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of algolagnia1
Example Sentences
Other authors prefer the narrower term algolagnia which emphasizes the pleasure in pain and cruelty, whereas the terms selected by v.
It is in masochism, or passive algolagnia, that we may most frequently find scatalogic symbolism in its fully developed form.
The algolagnia, being one of the congenital conditions of my sexual instinct, must be considered fundamental, and certainly has not been eliminated.
I may here narrate a case which has been communicated to me of algolagnia in a woman, combined with sexual hyperesthesia.
The roots of active algolagnia, sadism, can be readily demonstrable in the normal.
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