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autoeroticism

Translations

autoeroticismnoun

autoeroticisms

autoérotismeSens courant, en référence au plaisir sexuel obtenu par son propre corps.

The psychologist studied the role of autoeroticism in human sexual development.

Le psychologue a étudié le rôle de l’autoérotisme dans le développement sexuel humain.

Additional translations

autoérotismeEn psychanalyse, pour désigner une phase du développement où la libido est tournée vers soi.

Synonyms

self-pleasure

self-stimulation

masturbation

autoerotic activity

Definitions

autoeroticismnoun

The practice of obtaining sexual pleasure from one's own body, often through masturbation.

The psychologist studied the role of autoeroticism in human sexual development.

In psychoanalytic theory, the stage of development in which an individual's sexual instinct (libido) is directed toward the self rather than toward external objects.

Freud described autoeroticism as an early phase that precedes object-directed love.