masochistic

1. 1.

   deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from being abused or dominated

   Antonymssadistic

Questions about masochistic

What does masochistic mean?

masochistic means "deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from being abused or dominated".

How many syllables are in masochistic?

masochistic has 4 syllables: mas-o-chi-stic. The stress falls on "mas". In IPA it is /ˈmæsəkɪstɪk/.

What is the opposite of masochistic?

The recorded antonyms are sadistic.

Is masochistic a common word?

masochistic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.