Don Juanism

[ don wah-niz-uhm ]

nounPsychiatry.
  1. a syndrome, occurring in males, of excessive preoccupation with sexual gratification or conquest and leading to persistently transient and sometimes exploitative relationships.

Origin of Don Juanism

1
First recorded in 1880–85; Don Juan + -ism

Words Nearby Don Juanism

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How to use Don Juanism in a sentence

  • Mr. Grundy eliminated this naïve and old-fashioned Don Juanism of his.

    The English Stage | Augustin Filon
  • He perceived the childishness and folly of his favourite idea that an artist ought to pass through a phase of Don Juanism.

    The Roll-Call | Arnold Bennett