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autoeroticism /au·to·erot·i·cism/ (aw″to-ĕ-rot´ĭ-sizm) sexual self-gratification or arousal without the participation of another person.autoerot´ic autoeroticism [-irot′əsiz′əm] Etymology: Gk, autos + eros, love 1 sensual, sexual gratification of the self, usually obtained through the stimulus of one's own body without the participation of another person. It is derived from such acts as stroking, masturbation, and fantasy or from other oral, anal, or visual sources of stimulation. 2 sexual feeling or desire occurring without any external stimulus. 3 (in Freudian psychoanalytic theory) an early phase of psychosexual development, occurring in the oral and the anal stages. Also called autoerotism. Compare heteroeroticism. autoerotic, adj. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Going further hack to 1912, the original Afternoon of a Faun by Nijinsky outraged audiences with its final moment of autoeroticism. Showbiz wannabe Kimmi Kappenberg's flagrantly attention-grabbing remark about autoeroticism and her frequent explications of the camp's morale suggests we may weary of her soon, although the cameramen clearly didn't. 5 Autoeroticism has been variously described in the literature, but cases generally have several characteristics in common. |
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