It has its origin in the surname of the writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, who in his novel " The Venus of the skins " Describes in detail the paraphilia of Severin character who enjoyed to be humiliated by her lover Wanda dressed in leather or fur.
Psychic anomaly whereby the individual finds satisfaction in the fact of suffering
1. Psychosexual disorder in which sexual arousal is achieved through humiliation or physical pain, inflicted or suffered by a member of the couple, or for both. 2. Performance of person who enjoys being abused or humiliated.