onanism

[ oh-nuh-niz-uh m ]

/ ˈoʊ nəˌnɪz əm /

noun

withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.

masturbation.

Words nearby onanism

on-the-spot, on-trend, ona, onager, onagraceous, onanism, onassis, onassis, jacqueline kennedy, onbeat, onboard, onc

Origin of onanism

1720–30; after Onan, son of Judah (Gen. 38:9); see -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM onanism

o·nan·ist, nouno·nan·is·tic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for onanism

He spares himself the shame of onanism by imagining the presence of an object for his desires in that early period.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis|Sigmund Freud
Lombroso mentions the case of a girl three years old who had an irresistible tendency to onanism.
The Sexual Question|August Forel
The habit of onanism dates from the time of his return from the nurse.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
From the onanism complex we can now explain the other parts of the manifest dream.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis|Sigmund Freud

Probably she is at the time subjected anew to an irresistible impulse to onanism, of which she does not dare to complain.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis|Sigmund Freud

British Dictionary definitions for onanism

onanism

/ (ˈəʊnəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

another name for masturbation, coitus interruptus

Derived forms of onanism

onanist, noun, adjectiveonanistic, adjective

Word Origin for onanism

C18: after Onan, son of Judah; see Genesis 38:9

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Medicine definitions for onanism

onanism

[ ō′nə-nĭz′əm ]

n.

coitus interruptus

Masturbation.