autoerotic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- autoerotically adverb
Etymology
Origin of autoerotic
Example Sentences
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The Hollywood Reporter called the film "an autoerotic ego massage... often as inane as it is unsettling".
From BBC
“During interviews conducted by law enforcement, Rader admitted to engaging in autoerotic activities as a substitute for his killings,” the report said.
From New York Times
Their decision was based on the judge not allowing evidence that Irby-Thomas inadvertently strangled herself while engaged in the solitary practice of autoerotic asphyxia.
From Washington Times
Ben Moreau’s lithograph, “Built for Sin/Lost to Apathy,” portrays a virtual-reality couch potato slumped in his armchair, listlessly engaged in some autoerotic pursuit.
From Seattle Times
We found autoerotic, neurotic, nightmarish and subliminal obsessive layers everywhere in the plot.
From New York Times
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