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

Derived Forms

• ˌautoeˈrotic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of autoeroticism¹

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

Example Sentences

Under the order, signed by Putin, the specialists will also help patients deal with "non-standard preferences such as autoeroticism, homosexuality, bestiality", it said.

From Reuters

Truly, long-term autoeroticism probably does have ill effects, though of a different nature than was thought in the nineteenth century.

From Literature

"The Rose Tattoo" exposed "the shadow of autoeroticism in his romantic desire."

From Los Angeles Times

So someone put "enjoys autoeroticism" as your Facebook status when you left your laptop unattended – it hardly carries the same tragic-comedic potential as the challenges of modern womanhood.

From The Guardian

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

From Project Gutenberg