noun
- Sexual pleasure or gratification derived from experiencing or inflicting pain or humiliation.
Usage: psychology; clinical; formal
Examples
- The psychologist discussed algolagnia as a paraphilia in her research on atypical sexual interests.
- Algolagnia is a term used in clinical psychology to describe certain sexual behaviors.
- The study examined the prevalence of algolagnia among participants in the survey.
- Mental health professionals may encounter cases involving algolagnia in their practice.
- Algolagnia is derived from Greek roots meaning pain and pleasure.