hypersexuality

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hypersexuality

noun hypersexualities

  1. uncountable, usually Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant. Is promiscuity a cover for an underlying despair? Perhaps my own hypersexuality has served a narcissism I dare not face: a surface vanity (which must constantly be reinforced) concealing an inner doubt about my own importance as a human being.

    Opposite: hyposexuality

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noun extreme libido

Españolhipersexualidad
日本語異常性欲 ijō-seiyoku
中文性慾亢進 /性欲亢进 xìngyù kàngjìn
Portuguêshipersexualidade
Françaishypersexualité
DeutschHypersexualität
Italianoipersessualità
Русскийгиперсексуа́льность gipersɛksuálʹnostʹ
Tiếng Việtchứng cuồng dâm

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@misc{hypersexuality_2026,
  title = {hypersexuality},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypersexuality},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}