different between hypersexuality vs nymphomaniac

English

Etymology

hyper- +? sexuality

Noun

hypersexuality (usually uncountable, plural hypersexualities)

1. The desire for sexual activity at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant.

   Antonym: hyposexuality

   • 2010, Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience, Elsevier (?ISBN), page 96:

     For example, there are many reports of hypersexuality following traumatic brain injury to frontal regions. Although disinhibition is one common consequence of frontal lesions, not all frontal lesions will result in hypersexuality, […]

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Further reading

• hypersexuality on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From nymphomania +? -ac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??fo? ?me?niæk/, /?n?mfo? ?me?niæk/

• Rhymes: -e?niæk

Noun

nymphomaniac (plural nymphomaniacs)

1. A woman with an excessive libido.

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Adjective

nymphomaniac (comparative more nymphomaniac, superlative most nymphomaniac)

1. (of a woman) Having an excessive libido.

Synonyms

• nymphomaniacal

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Related terms

• nymphomania

See also

• hypersexuality
• satyromaniac