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autoeroticism

[ aw-toh-i-rot-uh-siz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the arousal and satisfaction of sexual excitement within or by oneself, as by masturbation.


autoeroticism

/ ˌɔːtəʊɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm; ˌɔːtəʊˈɛrəˌtɪzəm /

noun

  1. psychol the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌautoeˈrotic, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of autoeroticism1

First recorded in 1895–1900; auto- 1 + eroticism
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Example Sentences

But it is also a return to a sort of amplified autoeroticism, such as was yielded the sex impulse in its earliest satisfactions.

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