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Submissiveness vs Masochism - What's the difference?

submissiveness | masochism |

As nouns the difference between submissiveness and masochism

is that submissiveness is the state or quality of being submissive while masochism is the enjoyment of receiving pain.

submissiveness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state or quality of being submissive.

    • masochism

    English

    Noun

  • the enjoyment of receiving pain

    • Antonyms

    * (the enjoyment of giving pain) sadism

    Derived terms

    * masochist * masochistic * sadomasochism

    See also

    * sadism English eponyms English words suffixed with -ism