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masturbation

UK/ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/US/ˌmæstɚˈbeɪʃən/
nounB2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,454 of 15,258neutral

Masturbation is the stimulating of your own sexual organs. Talk about masturbation, masturbation is normal, myths about masturbation.

Medicine treats it as a normal part of human sexuality and no cause of harm, which corrects a long history of Victorian claims that it caused blindness, madness and worse. Those claims were entirely false and did a great deal of damage.

Definitions of masturbation

  1. 1nounmasturbationThe stimulating of your own sexual organs.B2+

    “Sex education classes now discuss masturbation openly and without shame.”

masturbation is a sexual act.

Where it comes from

Latin masturbari, of uncertain origin, possibly from manus, a hand, plus stuprare, to defile.

  1. New Latin

    masturbātiō

  2. French

    masturbation

  3. English, today

    masturbation

French masturbation, New Latin masturbātiō. by surface analysis, masturbat(e) + -ion.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

masturbation in the wild

  • A chastity belt is a locking item of clothing designed to prevent sexual intercourse or masturbation.

    Chastity belt

  • Orgasm control has also been referred to as "slow masturbation" and "extended massive orgasm".

    Edging (sexual practice)

  • Fingering performed on one's own vulva or vagina is a form of masturbation.

    Fingering (sexual act)

  • As an extension of masturbation, it usually means one of several activities done by oneself to fulfill their own sexual desire.

    Autoeroticism

  • For example, masturbation is done nearly universally, regardless of someone's gender or sexuality.

    Autoeroticism

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.