satyriasis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsatɪˈrʌɪəsɪs/
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Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin satyriasis, from Ancient Greek σατυρίασις (saturíasis).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Excessive sexual desire, found in a man.
It's a male myth about feminists that we hate sex. It can be a natural, zesty enterprise. But unfortunately there are some people—it is called satyriasis in men, nymphomania in women—who engage in it compulsively and without joy.
1998, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by Maude Lebowski (Julianne Moore):The indulgence of illicit pleasures, says Dr. S. Pancoast, sooner or later is sure to entail the most loathsome diseases on their votaries. Among these diseases are […] Satyriasis (a species of sexual madness, or a sexual diabolism, causing men to commit rape and other beastly acts and outrages, not only on women and children, but men and animals, as sodomy, pederasty, etc.), […]
1920, B. G. Jefferis, J. L. Nichols, “Sexual Proprieties and Improprieties”, in Searchlights on Health:An early physician, a certain Baldassar Timoeus [...] adds that a preparation of nitre, dissolved in aqua nymphae, cured a chronic case of satyriasis.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 215:
- (uncountable, usually) The quality of excessive sexual passion in a male.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| satyriases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
horniness · satyr · sexual addiction · satyriatic · satyriasist
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Translations (10)
es satiriasis (uncontrollable sexual desire) · fr satyrisme (uncontrollable sexual desire) · pt satiríase (uncontrollable sexual desire) · fr satyriasis (uncontrollable sexual desire) · fi satyriaasi (uncontrollable sexual desire) · sv satyriasis (uncontrollable sexual desire) · grc σατυρίασις (uncontrollable sexual desire) · el σατυρίαση (uncontrollable sexual desire) · bg неконтролируемо полово влечение (uncontrollable sexual desire) · fr satyriasisme (uncontrollable sexual desire)