Hypersexuality

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant. uncountable, usually

    "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."

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"Aripiprazole can cause hypersexuality."

Etymology

From hyper- + sexuality.

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