how to pronounce masochism

/ˈmæs.ə.kɪ.zəm/

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masochism is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of masochism in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… for sadism and masochism and S&M is fine …”

meanings of masochism

noun:

The enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation.

masochism frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word masochism occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.