masochist
/ˈmæsəkɪst/noun
उच्चारण मैसकिस्ट
आत्मपीड़क, पीड़ा में सुख पाने वाला
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as one-word substitution
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a person who gets pleasure from being hurt or from experiencing something unpleasant
आत्मपीड़क, पीड़ा में सुख पाने वाला
- You must be a masochist to run a marathon in this heat.
- A masochist might enjoy a cold bath at five in the morning, but I do not.
- Only a masochist would choose to hike for ten hours in the rain.
+ 2 more examples
- He calls himself a masochist because he loves spicy chillies.
- She laughed and said she must be a masochist for taking that job.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
mas·o·chist
Spelling and pronunciation: mas-o-chist, with ch pronounced /k/ (not 'masokist').
Spelling और pronunciation में mas-o-chist, ch की ध्वनि /k/ ('masokist' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Both words come from the names of writers: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch and the Marquis de Sade.
दोनों शब्द लेखकों के नामों से आए हैं: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch और Marquis de Sade।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who gets pleasure from suffering pain is a masochist; one who gets pleasure from causing pain to others is a sadist.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: दर्द सहने में सुख पाने वाला masochist; दूसरों को दर्द देने में सुख पाने वाला sadist।