sucker for punishment
Enjoys repeated suffering
Someone who repeatedly accepts or seeks out difficult, painful, or unpleasant experiences.
The phrase usually carries a note of self-awareness or affectionate teasing: I keep dating musicians—I'm a sucker for punishment.
It suggests the person knows better but persists anyway, whether from optimism, stubbornness, or masochistic tendencies.
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- obsessiveConsumed by fixation
- masochisticPleasure from own pain
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
hard way · determined · stubborn · self-flagellation · endurance · trial · no pain no gain · relentless · compulsion · repeat offender · beating a dead horse · asking for it · asking for trouble · obstacle · persevering · difficulty · uphill battle · self-sacrificing
sucker for punishmentquitter
One who surrenders
fair-weather friend · path of least resistance · avoider · flight risk · cut and run
sucker for punishmentthin-skinned
Easily hurt by remarks
delicate · fragile · sensitive · soft · hothouse flower
sucker for punishmentlooks out for number one
Prioritizes personal gain above all
fair-weather friend · self-interested · quitter · avoider · knows better
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