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sa⋅ty⋅ri⋅a⋅sis

  [sey-tuh-rahy-uh-sis, sat-uh-]
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–noun
Don Juanism.
Origin:
1620–30; < NL < Gk satyríāsis. See satyr, -iasis

Don Juan⋅ism

  [don wah-niz-uhm]
–noun Psychiatry.
a syndrome, occurring in males, of excessive preoccupation with sexual gratification or conquest and leading to persistently transient and sometimes exploitative relationships.
Also called satyriasis.
Compare nymphomania.

Origin:
1880–85; Don Juan + -ism
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sa·ty·ri·a·sis   (sā'tə-rī'ə-sĭs, sāt'ə-)   
n.  Excessive, often uncontrollable sexual desire in and behavior by a man.

[Late Latin satyriāsis, from Greek saturiāsis, from saturos, satyr.]
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Main Entry:  satyriasis
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See satyromania
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Main Entry: Don Juan·ism
Pronunciation: -'(h)wän-"iz-&m, -'jü-&-"niz-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural DonJuanisms
: male sexual promiscuity that is motivated by impotence or feelings of inferiority or unconscious homosexual impulses

Main Entry: sa·ty·ri·a·sis
Pronunciation: "sAt-&-'rI-&-s&s, "sat-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sa·ty·ri·a·ses /-"sEz/
: excessive or abnormal sexual desire in the male —compare NYMPHOMANIA
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satyriasis sa·ty·ri·a·sis (sā'tə-rī'ə-sĭs, sāt'ə-)
n.
Excessive, often uncontrollable sexual desire in a man.

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