Phrase guide

coitus interruptus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis before ejaculation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: withdrawal method, withdrawal, pulling out, onanism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: birth control, birth prevention, family planning

History

Etymology

From Latin coitus (“sexual intercourse”) + interruptus (“interrupted, cut short”), the perfect passive participle of interrumpo (“to interrupt, to cut short”).

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 體外射精 /体外射精 (tǐwài shèjīng) — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Czech: přerušovaná soulož — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Danish: afbrudt samleje — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Danish: stå af i Roskilde — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Esperanto: interrompita koito — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Finnish: keskeytetty yhdyntä — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • French: coït interrompu — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • French: coitus interruptus — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Galician: coitus interruptus — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • German: Coitus interruptus — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Greek: διακοπτόμενη συνουσία (diakoptómeni synousía) — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Hungarian: megszakított közösülés — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Icelandic: rofnar samfarir — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Italian: coito interrotto — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Japanese: 膣外射精 (chitsugaishasei) — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Korean: 체외사정 (che'oesajeong) — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Norwegian: hoppe av i svingen — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Polish: stosunek przerywany — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Portuguese: coito interrompido — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Russian: пре́рванный полово́й акт (prérvannyj polovój akt) — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Serbo-Croatian: prekinuti snošaj — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Slovak: prerušovaná súlož — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Spanish: coitus interruptus — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Spanish: coito interrupto — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Spanish: coito interrumpido — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Spanish: marcha atrás — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Swedish: avbrutet samlag — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Swedish: coitus interruptus — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Swedish: finska rycket — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
  • Telugu: అస్ఖలిత మైథునం (askhalita maithunaṁ) — sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis