nymphomania
[ nim-fuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
/ ˌnɪm fəˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /
noun Pathology.
abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in women.
Compare
Don Juanism,
satyriasis.
OTHER WORDS FROM nymphomania
nym·pho·ma·ni·ac [nim-fuh-mey-nee-ak] /ˌnɪm fəˈmeɪ niˌæk/, noun, adjectiveWords nearby nymphomania
nymphitis,
nympho,
nympho-,
nympholepsy,
nympholept,
nymphomania,
nymphomaniac,
nymphoncus,
nymphotomy,
nymphs,
nymwegen
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British Dictionary definitions for nymphomania
nymphomania
/ (ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə) /
noun
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
Derived forms of nymphomania
nymphomaniac, noun, adjective nymphomaniacal (ˌnɪmfəʊməˈnaɪəkəl), adjectiveWord Origin for nymphomania
C18: New Latin, from Greek
numphē nymph +
-mania
Medical definitions for nymphomania
nymphomania
[ nĭm′fə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə ]
n.
A disorder in which a woman exhibits extreme or obsessive desire for sexual stimulation or gratification.
Other words from nymphomania
nym′pho•ma′ni•ac′ (-nē-ăk′) adj. n. nym′pho•ma•ni′a•cal (-mə-nī′ə-kəl) adj.Cultural definitions for nymphomania
nymphomania
[ (nim-fuh-may-nee-uh) ]
The presence in women of abnormally powerful sexual desires.