satyriasis
noun
sa·ty·ri·a·sis
ˌsā-tə-ˈrī-ə-səs 
ˌsa-
ˌsa-
: excessive or abnormal sexual craving in the male
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At the risk of annoying T.J. Clark by seeming to concentrate on the regions below the belt, one is obliged to observe that Picasso suffered from, or exulted in, a bad case of satyriasis that continued well into old age.
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John Banville, The New Republic, 16 Nov. 2021
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John Banville, The New Republic, 16 Nov. 2021
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“Satyriasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satyriasis. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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satyriasis
noun
sa·ty·ri·a·sis
ˌsāt-ə-ˈrī-ə-səs
ˌsat-
ˌsat-
plural satyriases
-ˌsēz
: excessive or abnormal sexual desire in the male compare nymphomania
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