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autoeroticism

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au·to·er·o·tism  t-r-tzm) or au·to·e·rot·i·cism (--rt-szm)
n.
1. Self-satisfaction of sexual desire, as by masturbation.
2. The arousal of sexual feeling without an external stimulus.

auto·e·rotic (--rtk) adj.

autoeroticism [ˌɔːtəʊɪˈrɒtɪˌsɪzəm], autoerotism [ˌɔːtəʊˈɛrəˌtɪzəm]
n
(Psychology) Psychol the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation
autoerotic  adj

autoeroticism
Psychoanalysis. the arousal and satisfaction of sexual desires within or by oneself, usually by masturbation. Also autoerotism. — autoerotic, adj.
See also: Sex
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.autoeroticism - using you own body as a sexual object
sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"
masturbation, onanism - manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure
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autoeroticism
nAutoerotik f


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Going further hack to 1912, the original Afternoon of a Faun by Nijinsky outraged audiences with its final moment of autoeroticism.
Showbiz wannabe Kimmi Kappenberg's flagrantly attention-grabbing remark about autoeroticism and her frequent explications of the camp's morale suggests we may weary of her soon, although the cameramen clearly didn't.
5 Autoeroticism has been variously described in the literature, but cases generally have several characteristics in common.
 
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