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gratification

English

Etymology

From Latin gr?tific?ti? either directly or through Middle French gratification, from Latin gr?tific? (to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify), from gr?tus (kind, pleasing) + faci? (to make).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???æt?f??ke???n/
  • Hyphenation: grat?i?fi?ca?tion
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

gratification (countable and uncountable, plural gratifications)

  1. (countable) The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite.
    the gratification of the palate
    the gratification of the heart
  2. (uncountable) A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction
    Synonyms: enjoyment, fruition, delight
  3. (countable) A reward; a gratuity.

Synonyms

  • gladness

Derived terms

  • oral gratification
  • self-gratification

Related terms

  • gratify

Translations

Further reading

  • gratification in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • gratification in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • gratification at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??a.ti.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

gratification f (plural gratifications)

  1. gratification

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sadomasochism

English

Etymology

sadism +? -o- +? masochism

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se?d???mæs?k?z?m/

Noun

sadomasochism (usually uncountable, plural sadomasochisms)

  1. The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within the BDSM community.
  2. Sadism and masochism: the (often sexual) enjoyment by one person of both inflicting and receiving pain.

Synonyms

  • algolagnia
  • S&M, S and M, SM, s-m, s/m

Related terms

  • masochism
  • sadism
  • BDSM

Derived terms

  • sadomasochist
  • sadomasochistic

Alternative forms

  • sado-masochism

Translations

See also

  • Wikipedia article on sadomasochism

sadomasochism From the web:

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