Phrase guide

nocturnal emission

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An ejaculation or orgasm while asleep, often accompanied by an erotic dream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

ejaculation during sleep (usually during a dream)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: ejaculation

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِحْتِلَام (iḥtilām) — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夢遺 /梦遗 (mèngyí) — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遺精 /遗精 (yíjīng) — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Czech: poluce — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Esperanto: polucio — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Finnish: yöllinen siemensyöksy — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • German: Pollution — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Ancient Greek: ὀνειρωγμός (oneirōgmós) — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Hebrew: קרי לילה — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Hebrew: חלום רטוב — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Hindi: स्वप्नदोष (svapnadoṣ) — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Hungarian: pollúció — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Hungarian: éjszakai/spontán magömlés — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Japanese: 夢精 (musei) — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Japanese: 遺精 (isei) — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Lithuanian: poliucija — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Māori: moetoa — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Portuguese: polução noturna — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Serbo-Croatian: polucija — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Serbo-Croatian: mokri san — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Slovak: mokrý sen — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Slovak: polúcia — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Slovene: mokre sanje — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Spanish: polución nocturna — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Spanish: emisión nocturna — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Thai: ฝันเปียก (fǎn-bpìiak) — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Turkish: ihtilam — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Turkish: gece boşalması — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep
  • Turkish: ıslak rüya — ejaculation or orgasm while asleep