masochistic personality

mas·och·is·tic per·son·al·i·ty

a personality disorder in which the individual accepts exploitation and sacrifices self-interest while at the same time feeling morally superior or feigning moral superiority, attempting to elicit sympathy, and inducing guilt in others.

masochistic personality

mas·och·is·tic per·son·al·i·ty

(mas'ŏ-kis'tik pĕr'sŏn-al'i-tē)
A personality disorder in which the person accepts exploitation and sacrifices self-interest while at the same time feeling morally superior or feigning moral superiority, attempting to elicit sympathy, and inducing guilt in others.
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