moral masochism, n.All

Moral masochism (n.) finds ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠pleasure not in pain inflicted on the body but in humiliation and mental torture.

Moral masochism (n.) seeks ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠suffering for its own sake, from anyone, even from fate: the true masochist turns his cheek whenever a blow is on offer.