In the English world of the 19th century, it was often said that masturbation would lead to a loss of memory and attention.
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Masturbation
//ˌmæstɚˈbeɪʃən//
Synonyms for "masturbation" (36 found)
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Related words (18)
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1 entriesTranslations
171 translations across 80 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- masturbim noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀναφλασμός noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Arabic
4 entries- اِسْتِمْنَاء noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- تَجْليخ noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- عَادَة سِرِّيَّة noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- عَادَة سِرِّيَّة noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Armenian
1 entries- մաստուրբացիա noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- kəfləmə noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- masturbasiya noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- onanizm noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- suxoy vurmaq noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Belarusian
2 entries- анані́зм noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- мастурба́цыя noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Bengali
2 entries- হস্তমৈথুন noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- হাত মারা noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Bikol Central
1 entries- pagsalsal noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Bulgarian
2 entries- мастурба́ция noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- чекия noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Canadian French
1 entries- crosse noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Catalan
2 entries- masturbació noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- palla noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Cebuano
1 entries- paglusi noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Chinese Cantonese
4 entries- 手淫 noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- 打潛艇 /打潜艇 noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- 打飛機 /打飞机 noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- 自慰 noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 手淫 noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- 自慰 noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- 自淫 noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- 自瀆 /自渎 noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Czech
2 entries- masturbace noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- onanie noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Danish
2 entries- masturbation noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- onani noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Dutch
2 entries- masturbatie noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- zelfbevrediging noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Esperanto
1 entries- masturbado noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Estonian
2 entries- masturbeerimine noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- onanism noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Faroese
1 entries- sjálvsnøktan noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Finnish
2 entries- itsetyydytys noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- masturbaatio noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
French
3 entries- branlette noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- masturbation noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- onanisme noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Georgian
2 entries- მასტურბაცია noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- ნძრევა noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
German
3 entries- Masturbation noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- Onanie noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- Selbstbefriedigung noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Greek
2 entries- αυνανισμός noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- μαλακία noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Greenlandic
2 entries- anisoorniarneq noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- tissassarneq noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Gujarati
1 entries- હસ્તમૈથુન noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Hebrew
1 entries- אוֹנָנוּת noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Hindi
1 entries- हस्तमैथुन noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Hungarian
2 entries- maszturbáció noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- önkielégítés noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Icelandic
2 entries- rúnk noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- sjálfsfróun noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Inari Sami
1 entries- jieštuđâttem noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Indonesian
4 entries- cokil noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- coli noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- masturbasi noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- ngocok noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Irish
2 entries- glacaireacht noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- lámhchartadh noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Italian
1 entries- masturbazione noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Japanese
4 entries- かわつるみ noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- せんずり noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- オナニー noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- マスターベーション noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Kazakh
2 entries- мастурбация noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- онанизм noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Korean
4 entries- 딸딸이 noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- 마스터베이션 noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- 수음 noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- 자위 noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- мастурбация noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- онанизм noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Latin
1 entries- masturbātiō noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Latvian
1 entries- masturbācija noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Lithuanian
1 entries- masturbacija noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Macedonian
1 entries- мастурбација noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Malay
2 entries- masturbasi noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- pelancapan noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Marathi
1 entries- हस्तमैथुन noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Mongolian
2 entries- мастурбац noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- хангалга noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Nepali
1 entries- हस्तमैथुन noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- destperkî noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Northern Sami
1 entries- iešduhtadeapmi noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Norwegian
1 entries- onanering noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Old Tupi
1 entries- pupuka noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Pashto
1 entries- موټک noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Persian
1 entries- جلق noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Polish
2 entries- masturbacja noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- onanizm noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Portuguese
2 entries- masturbação noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- punheta noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Romanian
3 entries- masturbare noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- masturbație noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- onanie noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Russian
4 entries- дро́чка noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- мастурба́ция noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- онани́зм noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- рукоблу́дие noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Samogitian
1 entries- mastorbacėjė noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Sanskrit
1 entries- हस्तमैथुन noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- brodadh noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- fèin-bhrodadh noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- drkanje noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- manustupracija noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- masturbacija noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- onanija noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Sicilian
2 entries- masturbazziuni noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- minata noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Sinhalese
1 entries- ස්වයං වින්දනය noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Skolt Sami
1 entries- jiijjâstoođtummuš noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Slovak
4 entries- masturbácia noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- onanovanie noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- onánia noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- ukájanie noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Slovene
4 entries- drkanje noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- masturbiranje noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- masturbácija noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- samozadovoljevanje noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Spanish
2 entries- masturbación noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- paja noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Swahili
1 entries- punyeto noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Swedish
1 entries- onani noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Tagalog
3 entries- jakol noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- masturbasyon noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- pagsalsal noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Tajik
1 entries- мастурбатсия noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Tamil
2 entries- சுய இன்பம் noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- தற்புணர்ச்சி noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Thai
2 entries- การช่วยตัวเอง noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- การสำเร็จความใคร่ noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ግብረ ሕቡእ noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Turkish
2 entries- mastürbasyon noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- otuz bir noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Ukrainian
3 entries- мастурба́ція noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- онані́зм noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
- рукоблу́дство noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Urdu
1 entries- جلق noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Uzbek
1 entries- masturbatsiya noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Vietnamese
1 entries- sự thủ dâm noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Volapük
1 entries- masturbat noun (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Procrastination is like masturbation, it's fun until you realize you're just fucking yourself.
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Masturbation is doing it with someone you really love.
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Masturbation leads to insanity.
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