noun
sexual masochism
A formal or clinical term for deriving sexual pleasure from receiving pain or humiliation. In everyday conversation, the loanword マゾヒズム or the abbreviation マゾ is more common.
被虐性愛は、精神医学の分野で研究されることがある。
Sexual masochism is sometimes studied in the field of psychiatry.
Compound of 被虐 (ひぎゃく, 'receiving abuse') and 性愛 (せいあい, 'sexual love'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern for formal psychological terms.