nymphomania

[ nim-fuh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in women.

nymphomania

/ ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə; ˌnɪmfəʊməˈnaɪəkəl /

noun

1. See satyriasis
   a neurotic condition in women in which the symptoms are a compulsion to have sexual intercourse with as many men as possible and an inability to have lasting relationships with them Compare satyriasis

nymphomania

1. The presence in women of abnormally powerful sexual desires.

Derived Forms

• ˌnymphoˈmaniac, nounadjective
• nymphomaniacal, adjective

Other Words From

• nym·pho·ma·ni·ac [nim-f, uh, -, mey, -nee-ak], noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nymphomania¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; equivalent to nymph + -o- + -mania

Word History and Origins

Origin of nymphomania¹

C18: New Latin, from Greek numphē nymph + -mania

Example Sentences

After all, she points out, in the 19th and early 20th centuries some doctors diagnosed nymphomania in women deemed to enjoy sex too much.

From Popular-Science

But now her frigid stoicism quickly devolves into a kind of nymphomania.

From The Daily Beast

In men, hypersexuality was traditionally called satyriasis, while similar behavior in women was described as nymphomania.

From The Daily Beast

Erotomania (satyriasis and nymphomania), or abnormal exaltation of the sexual appetite.

From Project Gutenberg

Such excesses in woman take on a more pathological character than in man, and go under the name of nymphomania.

From Project Gutenberg

A further degree of sexual hyperæsthesia is called Satyriasis in man, and nymphomania in woman.

From Project Gutenberg

It is well known that, while satyriasis is rare, nymphomania is comparatively common.

From Project Gutenberg

Wichmann states that pollutions are most common in spring (being perhaps the first to make that statement), and also nymphomania.

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