hypersexuality

[hahy-per-sek-shoo-al-i-tee, -seks-yoo-]

noun

1. the quality or condition of being unusually or excessively active sexually, or overly concerned with sexual matters.

   Mania can result in behaviors characterized as impulsive or high risk, such as hypersexuality, compulsive eating, or excessive spending.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypersexuality¹

hyper- ( def. ) + sexuality ( def. )

Example Sentences

Women, Levy argued, were performing hypersexuality for men by self-objectifying, without any real connection to their own pleasure or desires.

From Slate

It means there's this hypersexuality that permeates everything.

From Salon

Typical acute symptoms of anti-NMDAR encephalitis include seizures, involuntary movements, hypersexuality, violent outbursts, and terrifying hallucinations caused by inflammation of the amygdala, the brain’s fear center.

From Science Magazine

Is it ever possible to see yourself outside of the calculus of the savage, the calculus of a tropical people who are, at their best, naturally inclined towards antisocial behaviors, hypersexuality, etc.?

From Los Angeles Times

Her rear became “a symbol of the growing empire and a fantasy of African hypersexuality,” Radke writes.

From Washington Post