anorgasmia

American  

[an-awr-gaz-mee-uh] / ˌæn ɔrˈgæz mi ə /

Also anorgasmy

noun

1. inability to experience sexual orgasm.

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Other Word Forms

• anorgasmic adjective

Etymology

Origin of anorgasmia

an- ¹ + orgasm + -ia

Example Sentences

The most immediately pressing one was what the Internet had taught me to call—clinically, impersonally, at a safe distance from my mortification—anorgasmia.

From The New Yorker

But in almost every such study that I have seen, the subjects has been cisgender men, a group affected by anorgasmia disproportionately rarely.

From The Guardian

Apart from medication side-effects, anorgasmia can be caused or worsened by mental health issues such as anxiety.

From The Guardian

If someone is experiencing anorgasmia, they might go to the doctor about it.

From The Guardian