Learn English – Word for a person who likes to torture himself by learning something difficult

single-word-requests

I want to describe myself as someone who likes to torture himself by learning something really difficult and not very useful.

I know there's such a word for describing someone who likes to be tortured sexually. But it's not what I'm looking for.

Best Answer

Actually, you are looking for the word masochist. In its general sense it means someone who enjoys a painful or tedious activity.