Don Juan
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Don Juan
(don-hwahn'),In psychiatry, a term used to denote men with compulsive sexual or romantic overactivity, usually with a succession of female partners.
[legendary Spanish nobleman]
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Don Juan
(don-hwahn', don jū'an)psychiatry A term used to denote a man with compulsive sexual or romantic overactivity, usually with a succession of female partners.
[legendary Spanish nobleman]
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Don Juan
[After the legendary, promiscuous Spanish nobleman, Don Juan de Tenorio]A man who behaves in a sexually promiscuous manner. Some psychologists suggest this arises from insecurity concerning his masculinity or latent and unconscious homosexual preference.
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