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'''Sadomasochism''' is the giving and receiving of pleasure from acts involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation.
The abbreviation S&M is commonly used for Sadomasochism (or Sadism & Masochism), although the initialisms S-M, SM, or S/M are also used, particularly by practitioners. Sadomasochism is not considered a clinical paraphilia unless such practices lead to clinically significant distress or impairment for a diagnosis. Similarly, sexual sadism within the context of mutual consent, generally known under the heading BDSM, is distinguished from non-consensual acts of sexual violence or aggression <ref> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadomasochism (accessed 18 July 2023) </ref>.

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