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nym·pho·ma·ni·a N0201900 (nĭm′fə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)n. Unrestrained sexual behavior by a woman.
[New Latin : nymphae, labia minora (from pl. of Latin nympha, nymph; see nymph) + -mania.]
nym′pho·ma′ni·ac′ (-nē-ăk′) adj. & n.nym′pho·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə-nī′ə-kəl) adj.nymphomania (ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə) n (Psychiatry) a neurotic condition in women in which the symptoms are a compulsion to have sexual intercourse with as many men as possible and an inability to have lasting relationships with them. Compare satyriasis[C18: New Latin, from Greek numphē nymph + -mania] ˌnymphoˈmaniac n, adj nymphomaniacal adjnym•pho•ma•ni•a (ˌnɪm fəˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə)
n. abnormal, uncontrollable sexual desire in a female. Compare satyriasis. [1790–1800; < Greek nympho- (see nymph, -o-) + -mania] nym`pho•ma′ni•ac` (-ˈmeɪ niˌæk) n., adj. nym`pho•ma•ni′a•cal (-məˈnaɪ ə kəl) adj. nymphomaniaPathology. an excessive sexual desire in a female. Also called andromania, hysteromania, oestromania, uteromania. Cf. satyriasis. — nymphomaniac, n., adj. — nymphomaniacal, adj.See also: Sex
in a woman, a mania for frequent, continued sexual inter-course. Also called oestromania. Cf. satyromania.See also: ManiasThesaurus| Noun | 1. | nymphomania - abnormally intense sexual desire in womenconcupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire, eros - a desire for sexual intimacy |
TranslationsNymphomanienymphomanieninfomanianinfomaniaнимфоманияNymphomaniaenUK
nymphomania[‚nim·fə′mā·nē·ə] (psychology) Excessive sexual desire on the part of a woman. Also known as hysteromania. Nymphomania an exaggerated sexual desire in a woman. Nymphomania is caused by endocrine, nervous, or mental disorders. The condition is accompanied by erotic fantasies, and a loss of sexual inhibition leads to casual sexual encounters. Sometimes the term “nymphomania” is used figuratively to describe uncontrolled sexual behavior. nymphomaniaenUK
nymphomania [nim″fo-ma´ne-ah] a former term for excessive sexual desire in a woman, which may lead to promiscuous sexual behavior; a form of paraphilia that is usually the result of a psychologic inability to achieve sexual satisfaction. Since the condition originates in emotional rather than physical disturbance, it is the underlying emotional problem that should be treated.nym·pho·ma·ni·a (nim'fō-mā'nē-ă), An insatiable impulse to engage in sexual behavior in a female; the counterpart of satyriasis in a male. [nympho- + G. mania, frenzy] nymphomania (nĭm′fə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)n. Unrestrained sexual behavior by a woman.
nym′pho·ma′ni·ac′ (-nē-ăk′) adj. & n.nym′pho·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə-nī′ə-kəl) adj.A popular term for a female psychosexual disorder characterised by a marked and promiscuous increase in sexual activity and intercourse with different male partners without falling in lovenymphomania Female hypersexuality Psychiatry A popular term for a ♀ psychosexual disorder characterized by ↑↑↑ in sexual activity and desire, viewed in the psychoanalytic context as a reponse to an inferiority complex and/or a need for affection; the compulsive condition in a ♀ of recurrent sexual intercourse with different ♂ partners, promiscuously and without falling in love, but not as a paid prostitute or call girl. Cf Don Juan syndrome, Satyriasis, Sexual addiction, Sexual compulsivity. nym·pho·ma·ni·a (nim'fō-mā'nē-ă) Older term for an insatiable impulse to engage in sexual behavior by a female; the counterpart of satyriasis in a male. [nympho- + G. mania, frenzy]nymphomania Excessive desire by a woman for copulation. The concept of nymphomania is largely a fiction, engendered in less liberal days by male wish-fulfilment fantasy or by puritanical and censorious contemplation of healthy female sexuality.nymphomaniaenUK
Words related to nymphomanianoun abnormally intense sexual desire in womenRelated Words- concupiscence
- physical attraction
- sexual desire
- eros
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