Josh Radnor

I'm not a masochistic reader. If something is just too dense or not enjoyable, even though I'm told it should be good for me, I'll put it down. That said, most of what I read would be considered high-end or good for you, I suppose. But, I also think that reading should be enjoyable.

American Director

Abby Wambach

This might sound masochistic or narcissistic, I don't know, but when I'm not playing the game, the validations I feel about life are always through the hardships. I relate more to sadness, in a lot of ways, when I'm not playing.

American Athlete

Emma Thompson

But when I lose my temper, I find it difficult to forgive myself. I feel I've failed. I can be calm in a crisis, in the face of death or things that hurt badly. I don't get hysterical, which may be masochistic of me.

English Actress

Thomas Chatterton Williams

Like neurotics obsessed with amputating their own healthy limbs, middle-class blacks concerned with 'keeping it real' are engaging in gratuitously self-destructive and violently masochistic behavior.

American Critic

Josh Hartnett

I admire when people take the harder path, not because they are masochistic and want to beat themselves up, but because you actually kind of learn more and I think you grow more.

Actor

Jack Nicklaus

Golfers have a tendency to be very masochistic. They like to punish themselves for some reason. A lot of them like tough courses.

American Golfer

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

If you play tennis it is to have these moments, moments of adrenaline, where it gets dangerous. It is a bit masochistic.

French Athlete

Gianluigi Buffon

In the end, you need to be a little masochistic to be a goalkeeper. A masochist and egocentric as well.

Italian Athlete

Mahesh Bhatt

I have only an appetite for masochistic truth, and only box-office collection figures interest me.

Indian Director

Anthony Bourdain

I love the masochistic aspect of eating seething, real Sichuan food in Sichuan Province.

American Author

Originally describes self-inflicted pain for gratification in psychological terms.

Psychological Origin

Can be used figuratively, not just for actual physical pain but also emotional or mental suffering.

Not Always Literal

Often carries a negative judgment or connotation, suggesting an unhealthy habit or preference.

Negative Connotation

Not just seeking pleasure, but also a willingness to endure stress or hardship.

Beyond Pleasure

Sometimes used to exaggerate one's approach to difficult tasks or situations.

Exaggeration

Can describe people who accept tough challenges with a positive perspective.

Challenge Acceptance

 for a specific type of nerd. Today, I'm going to take you inside this strange, intellectually masochistic and incredibly joyful world. But first, I have to explain what I mean when I say "puzzle." A puzzle-hunt-style puzzle is a data set.

The joyful, perplexing...

 the ribcage caves like a squeezed balloon and the neck appears to rise higher from the collapsed collarbones the intentional deformation might seem masochistic to outsiders but to the

Masochistic

Psychological Origin

Not Always Literal

Negative Connotation

Never forget "Masochistic"

WordUp Chrome Extension