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onanism
[ oh-nuh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.
- the gratification or satisfaction of one's own needs or desires:
Choosing to endlessly split hairs about abstractions is little better than intellectual onanism.
onanism
/ ˈəʊnəˌnɪzəm /
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Derived Forms
- ˌonanˈistic, adjective
- ˈonanist, nounadjective
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Other Words From
- o·nan·ist noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of onanism1
C18: after Onan, son of Judah; see Genesis 38:9
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Example Sentences
Many patients put their hands to their sexual organs and make motions tending to onanism.
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General recommendations: Local baths, and rigorous cleanliness to avoid any stimulus to onanism.
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All these phenomena lead to onanism or masturbation, of which we shall speak later on.
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Onanism, which is different, is decidedly injurious to both the man and the woman.
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Exquisite symbolic representations of onanism are sliding and coasting as well as tearing off a branch.
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