Usually means: Sexual arousal from experiencing pain.
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▸ noun:  pleasure from experiencing pain, especially sexually.

Similar:
algophilist, algophobia, sadomasochist, hedonophobia, biastophilia, agoraphilia, agliophobia, algolagnist, masochist, teratophilia, more...

Opposite:
algophobia, pain aversion, pain avoidance

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Similar:
algophilist, algophobia, sadomasochist, hedonophobia, biastophilia, agoraphilia, agliophobia, algolagnist, masochist, teratophilia, more...

Opposite:
algophobia, pain aversion, pain avoidance



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