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autoeroticism

Also au·to·er·o·tism

[aw-toh-i-rot-uh-siz-uhm]

noun

  1. the arousal and satisfaction of sexual excitement within or by oneself, as by masturbation.



autoeroticism

/ ˌɔːtəʊɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm, ˌɔːtəʊˈɛrəˌtɪzəm /

noun

  1. psychol the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation

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Other Word Forms

  • autoerotic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of autoeroticism1

First recorded in 1895–1900; auto- 1 + eroticism
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Example Sentences

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Under the order, signed by Putin, the specialists will also help patients deal with "non-standard preferences such as autoeroticism, homosexuality, bestiality", it said.

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Truly, long-term autoeroticism probably does have ill effects, though of a different nature than was thought in the nineteenth century.

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"The Rose Tattoo" exposed "the shadow of autoeroticism in his romantic desire."

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So someone put "enjoys autoeroticism" as your Facebook status when you left your laptop unattended – it hardly carries the same tragic-comedic potential as the challenges of modern womanhood.

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But it is also a return to a sort of amplified autoeroticism, such as was yielded the sex impulse in its earliest satisfactions.

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