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anorgasmia

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

noun

  1. inability to experience sexual orgasm.


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Etymology

Origin of anorgasmia

an- 1 + orgasm + -ia

Example Sentences

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

From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2017

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

From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2017

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 • Apr. 20, 2017

Much scientific research on orgasm and anorgasmia draws subtly but heavily on cultural ideas which go back to Freud rather than on modern sciences.

From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2017

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