masturbation
Sexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of…Sexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of orgasm.
» Shall we destigmatise female masturbation yet or what?
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)Sexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of orgasm.
(broadly, uncountable, usually)The stimulation of another person's genitals using the hands.
Masturbation, Onanie, Selbstbefriedigung
мастурба́цияmasturbácija, онани́змonanízm, рукоблу́диеrukoblúdije
мастурба́ціяmasturbácija, онані́змonanízm, рукоблу́дствоrukoblúdstvo
manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure
(derogatory, figuratively, uncountable, usually)A vain activity that serves only to provide self-indulgent satisfaction without any practical or external value.
That experimental film was nothing more than intellectual masturbation for the director.
Examples
12 sentencesShall we destigmatise female masturbation yet or what?
The therapist is treating the patient for compulsive masturbation.
The most amusing euphemism for male masturbation is "pumping the monkey."
In many religions, masturbation is considered a sin and an impure act.
deIn vielen Religionen gilt die Selbstbefriedigung als Sünde und unreiner Akt.
Procrastination is like masturbation, it's fun until you realize you're just fucking yourself.
ruПрокрастинация похожа на мастурбацию: это весело, пока до тебя не доходит, что ты имеешь сам себя.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French masturbation, New Latin masturbātiō, masturbātiōnem. By surface analyBorrowed from French masturbation, New Latin masturbātiō, masturbātiōnem. By surface analysis, masturbat(e) + -ion.
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Forms
plural: masturbations| Singular | masturbation |
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uncountable
Synonyms
32 synonyms- manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure:onanism
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable