<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>the condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering physical pain or humiliation.</li><li>gratification gained from pain, deprivation, degradation, etc., inflicted or imposed on oneself, either as a result of one's own actions or the actions of others, especially the tendency to seek this form of gratification.</li><li>the act of turning one's destructive tendencies inward or upon oneself.</li><li>the tendency to find pleasure in self-denial, submissiveness, etc.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>