nymphomania
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- noun
- /ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪniə/
- Offensive
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ninfomanía
- For me, nymphomania was callousness.
- defense of nymphomania
Examples
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- With you, it's more like permanent nymphomania.
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He would perceive a lot more cases of nymphomania in a room than you or I would, too.
Blog text (4) -
May I say, that I am against this as a rule, but in the case of near-nymphomania...
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It will tie in elegantly with your discussion about nymphomania.
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However, there are some people, it is called satyriasis in men, nymphomania in women, who engage in it compulsively and without joy.
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But in a case of near nymphomania, it doesn't seem monstrous to me at all, but medically advisable.
Fiction book (1991) -
Well, if I should compare this with my story, it's reminiscent of a quality of nymphomania, which is normally ignored, but nonetheless essential, and namely the relationship between the various intercourses.
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Nymphomania is the unspoken name of the perversion she is suspected of inoculating into the Ozores' blood.
Academic text (2003) -
In the past, other labels such as nymphomania, satyriasis, and hypersexuality have been used (Rinehart & McCabe, 1997).
Academic text (2004) -
A diagnosis of nymphomania involves acknowledging a woman’s abnormally intense desire for sexual activity.
Synonyms
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A state of having very strong sexual desire and often acting on it
A very strong, unhealthy desire for sex
Antonyms
How Sexual
- Offensive
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- NSFW
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nymphomania comes from the Greek roots nymphē 'young woman' (the same root as the English word nymph) and mania 'madness' or 'frenzy', so it originally suggested a kind of 'madness' tied to women. That's why today nymphomania is used to describe a very strong sexual desire in women.