Noun
sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)
Source: WordNetSuicides are timid murderers. Masochism instead of Sadism. Cesare Pavese
Masochism is a valuable job skill. Chuck Palahniuk
Nostalgia is masochism and masochism is something masochists love to share. Andrei Codrescu
A spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals. Spiro Agnew
Since God could have created a freedom in which there could be no evil (i. e., a state when men were happy and free and certain not to sin), it follows that He wished evil to exist. But evil offends Him. A commonplace case of masochism. Cesare Pavese
I ache for the touch of your lips, dear, But much more for the touch of your whips, dear. You can raise welts Like nobody else, As we dance to the Masochism Tango. Tom Lehrer