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hypersexuality

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: hyposexuality

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālis Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās New Latin sexuālitāslbor. English sexuality English hypersexuality From hyper- + sexuality.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 性慾亢進 /性欲亢进 (xìngyù kàngjìn) — extreme libido
  • Estonian: hüperseksuaalsus — extreme libido
  • Finnish: hyperseksuaalisuus — extreme libido
  • French: hypersexualité — extreme libido
  • German: Hypersexualität — extreme libido
  • Italian: ipersessualità — extreme libido
  • Japanese: 異常性欲 (ijō-seiyoku) — extreme libido
  • Portuguese: hipersexualidade — extreme libido
  • Russian: гиперсексуа́льность (gipersɛksuálʹnostʹ) — extreme libido
  • Spanish: hipersexualidad — extreme libido
  • Swedish: hypersexualitet — extreme libido
  • Vietnamese: chứng cuồng dâm — extreme libido