autoeroticism

noun

au·​to·​erot·​i·​cism ˌȯ-tō-i-ˈrä-tə-ˌsi-zəm 

variants or less commonly autoerotism

ˌȯ-tō-ˈer-ə-ˌti-zəm 

1

: sexual feeling arising without known external stimulation

2

: sexual gratification obtained solely through stimulation by oneself of one's own body

autoerotic

ˌȯ-tō-i-ˈrä-tik 

adjective

Examples of autoeroticism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other patients may insert foreign objects into the urethra because of curiosity, mental illness, intoxication, or autoeroticism, according to a series of case studies in the International Neurourology Journal. —Laura Dorwart, Health.com, 11 Oct. 2019

Word History

Etymology

auto- + eroticism

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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