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nymphomania

American

[nim-fuh-may-nee-uh, -mayn-yuh] / ˌnɪm fəˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn jə /

noun

Pathology.

abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in women.

nymphomania British

/ ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə /

noun

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

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nymphomania Cultural

The presence in women of abnormally powerful sexual desires.

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Etymology

Origin of nymphomania

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

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nymphomania

Uterī′tis, inflammation of the womb; U′terogestā′tion, the progressive development of the embryo within the womb; Uteromā′nia, nymphomania; U′terus, the womb.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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