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NYMPHOMANIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormally intense sexual desire in women
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("nymphomania" is a kind of...):
concupiscence; eros; physical attraction; sexual desire (a desire for sexual intimacy)
Derivation:
nymphomaniacal ((used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire)