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masochist - Dictionary definition and meaning for masochist

MASOCHIST

(noun) someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
To survive in today's world, you have to be a bit of a masochist. -added by editor1

Mnemonics for masochist

(Tag: ) the word was coined after a person named John MASOCH who used to derive pleasure by inflicting pain to himself.....so people like MASOCH were called masochists....and hence masochist means person who enjoys his own pain
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(Tag: ) Hit my own chest.
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(Tag: ) mars+own+chest.... one who mars(beats or disfigures) his own chest is a masochist :)
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(Tag: ) 2nd part sounds like cyst. so one enjoys the pain of his own cyst
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