nymphomaniac
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- noun
- /ˌnɪm.fəˈmeɪ.ni.æk/
- Offensive
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ninfómana
- But I'm a nymphomaniac.
People think there's some nymphomaniac or they're, they're crazy.
- People think there's some nymphomaniac or they're, they're crazy.
Examples
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In the past, women were often unfairly branded as a nymphomaniac for expressing their sexuality.
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What I need is a nymphomaniac.
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"You probably consider her a nymphomaniac."
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All the standard symptoms of the nymphomaniac.
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My neighbor is a total nymphomaniac.
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Madeline was a nymphomaniac.
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Stephanie is no nymphomaniac.
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Gwendolyn was a nymphomaniac.
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She was labeled a nymphomaniac because of her numerous relationships with different partners.
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The term nymphomaniac was used in the psychiatric community to describe women with excessive sexual urges.
Synonyms
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A slang word for a woman people think wants sex very often
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A woman who has many casual sexual relationships
A person who has very strong sexual desire and seeks sex often
How Sexual
Surface Forms
Morphology
nymphomaniac = nymphomania (semi-transparent) = nymphomania + c
Built from the noun 'nymphomania' with an agentive suffix forming a noun for a person; the medical/dated sense is not fully predictable for all learners.
Etymology
Nymphomaniac comes from the Greek word nymph, which meant a 'young woman' or a 'figure in old stories', and mania, meaning 'madness' or 'very strong desire'. So it literally meant a woman with an extreme sexual desire, but the term is now dated and can be offensive.