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autoeroticism

American  
[aw-toh-i-rot-uh-siz-uhm] / ˌɔ toʊ ɪˈrɒt əˌsɪz əm /
Also autoerotism

noun

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

autoeroticism British  
/ 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

Etymology

Origin of autoeroticism

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

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