Sadomasochism is an English word with synonyms like sadism or masochism. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Sadomasochism in a sentence
Sadomasochism meaning
- The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within the BDSM community.
- Sadism and masochism: the (often sexual) enjoyment by one person of both inflicting and receiving pain.
Using Sadomasochism
- The main meaning on this page is: The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within the BDSM community. | Sadism and masochism: the (often sexual) enjoyment by one person of both inflicting and receiving pain.
- Useful related words include: sadism, masochism.
- In the example corpus, sadomasochism often appears in combinations such as: sadomasochism and.
Context around Sadomasochism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sadomasochism
- In this selection, "sadomasochism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, eroticism, alleged and term stand out and add context to how "sadomasochism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include have removed sadomasochism from their and homosexuality and sadomasochism and also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sadomasochism" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sadomasochism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The prevalence of sadomasochism within the general population is unknown. (10 words)
The term sadomasochism is derived from the words sadism and masochism. (11 words)
Sadomasochism 12% of females and 22% of males reported having an erotic response to a sadomasochistic story. (17 words)
He has asserted that suicide prevention and anti-bullying programs for gay youth aim to lure children into homosexuality and sadomasochism, and also that gays are trying to make bestiality legal in Massachusetts. (33 words)
The film also features Lawrence's alleged sadomasochism as a major part of his character (for instance, his "match trick" in Cairo, his "enjoyment" of killing Gasim). (27 words)
When I typed the author's name into one Internet search engine, I scored eight hits, including sites on Satanism, eroticism, sadomasochism, and flagellation. (24 words)
Example sentences (8)
He has asserted that suicide prevention and anti-bullying programs for gay youth aim to lure children into homosexuality and sadomasochism, and also that gays are trying to make bestiality legal in Massachusetts.
When I typed the author's name into one Internet search engine, I scored eight hits, including sites on Satanism, eroticism, sadomasochism, and flagellation.
By the 1960s, the homosexual content was dropped in favor of subjects like sadomasochism and stories of lesbianism targeted to male readers.
Sadomasochism 12% of females and 22% of males reported having an erotic response to a sadomasochistic story.
The film also features Lawrence's alleged sadomasochism as a major part of his character (for instance, his "match trick" in Cairo, his "enjoyment" of killing Gasim).
The prevalence of sadomasochism within the general population is unknown.
The term sadomasochism is derived from the words sadism and masochism.
This parallels the stance of the mental health professions in the Nordic countries which have removed sadomasochism from their respective lists of psychiatric illnesses.
Common combinations with sadomasochism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: