Eroticomaniac

/ɪˌrɑːtɪkoʊˈmeɪniæk/ noun

Definition

A person who suffers from eroticomania; someone with an excessive, obsessive, or pathological preoccupation with sexual desire.

Etymology

From eroticomania + -ac suffix (denoting a person affected by a condition). Used in 19th and early 20th-century medical and psychiatric discourse.

Kelly Says

An eroticomaniac was a clinical category for people whose sexual desires seemed to override their rational judgment—modern psychology has moved away from these terms, preferring to discuss sexual addiction and compulsive behaviors with less judgment and more compassion.

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