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'''Sadomasochism,''' often referred to by the acronym [[BDSM]], is a personality disorder by which an individual desires to inflict pain or humiliation upon another person and/or derives gratification from the infliction of pain or humiliation upon himself. It is an immoral behavior almost always associated with [[sexual]] [[perversion]]. Psychologically, it is referred to as act of dominance and submission.
'''Sadomasochism,''' often referred to by the acronym [[BDSM]], is a personality disorder by which an individual desires to inflict pain or humiliation upon another person and/or derives gratification from the infliction of pain or humiliation upon himself. It is an immoral behavior almost always associated with [[sexual]] [[perversion]]. Psychologically, it is referred to as act of dominance and submission.
"Sadomasochism" is compounded from "sadism" and "masochism", which terms are derived from the names of the writers the [[Marquis de Sade]] and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, respectively.
==See Also==
==See Also==