satyriasis

[ sey-tuh-rahy-uh-sis, sat-uh- ]

noun

1. Don Juanism.

satyriasis

/ ˌsætɪˈraɪəsɪs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of satyriasis¹

1620–30; < New Latin < Greek satyríāsis. See satyr, -iasis

Word History and Origins

Origin of satyriasis¹

C17: via New Latin from Greek saturiasis; see satyr , -iasis

Example Sentences

Mr. Rockwell had gone to SoulCycle that morning to stay lean while playing the sinuous Fosse, who had an addiction to work, women, Camels, Dexedrine and Seconal, not to mention his lifelong satyriasis.

From New York Times

Her mid-Atlantic accent echoed Julianne Moore, and save for a few charming stumbles over words like “satyriasis” or “vaginal” Lawrence’s turn was remarkable for being unremarkable.

From The Guardian

To wit: “Betty Friedan’s heretical ‘The Feminine Mystique,’ which called into question . . . suburban-housewife docility and bad-boy toleration, was not published until 1963, five years after the new jets had been enabling American men to sate their satyriasis in the compliant New World.”

From Washington Post

In the 2011 film Shame, McQueen and Fassbender offered a vividly clinical depiction of satyriasis, as a Manhattan office-worker cruises the streets, bars and subways for new conquests that never fulfill him.

From Time

Now a new study casts such doubt on previous assumptions about sex addiction that questions are even being asked about Boris Johnson's alleged satyriasis.

From The Guardian