NYMPHOMANIA Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

nymphomania

noun

Definition of nymphomania

as in satyriasis

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frigidity

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Recent Examples of nymphomania The old include the obvious (Louis) and less obvious (a one-of-a-kind musical origin story), but the new arrives in the form of the mysterious Gabriella (Jennifer Ehle), Lestat’s undead mother whose thirst for blood ranks a distant second to her nymphomania. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 June 2026

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erotomania

Noun

This eccentric delusion is clinically recognized as erotomania.

— Eric Taipale, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2022

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