nymphomaniac
Compulsively sexually driven
A nymphomaniac is a woman with excessive or uncontrollable sexual desire.
The term carries clinical overtones but is rarely used medically today; it appears mostly in sensationalized contexts or as an insult.
The male equivalent is satyriasis, though nymphomaniac sometimes applies to men informally.
He called any woman who rejected him either frigid or a nymphomaniac.
Compulsive erotic excess
- paraphiliaAtypical sexual interest disorder
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- disorderAbsence of organization
pathology · DSM · treatment · therapy · impulse control · sexual addiction · dysfunction
Innate erotic drive
- promiscuityFrequent casual sexual encounters
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- lustfulnessIntense carnal desire
- eroticismSexual desire's aesthetic quality
carnality · lechery · sensuality · concupiscence · insatiability · randiness · lasciviousness · licentiousness
Painful awareness of failure
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- slut-shamingCriticizing perceived female promiscuity
- double standardsJudging others differently than yourself
- promiscuityFrequent casual sexual encounters
reputation · gossip · scandal · condemnation · ostracism · victim-blaming · sexism · misogyny
Treacherous enchantress
- seductressWoman who entices romantically
- temptressWoman who entices
- sirenWailing alert device
- succubusFemale demon seducing sleepers
vamp · jezebel · man-eater · libertine · harlot · lothario · courtesan · scarlet woman
Compulsive substance reliance
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- urgeStrong inner drive
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
impulse · drive · compulsivity · preoccupation · uncontrollable · insatiable · appetite · need
hypersexuality
Compulsive erotic excess
- paraphiliaAtypical sexual interest disorder
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
disorder · pathology · DSM · treatment · therapy · impulse control · sexual addiction · dysfunction
libido
Innate erotic drive
- promiscuityFrequent casual sexual encounters
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- lustfulnessIntense carnal desire
eroticism · carnality · lechery · sensuality · concupiscence · insatiability · randiness · lasciviousness · licentiousness · voluptuousness
shame
Painful awareness of failure
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- slut-shamingCriticizing perceived female promiscuity
- double standardsJudging others differently than yourself
promiscuity · reputation · gossip · scandal · condemnation · ostracism · victim-blaming · sexism · misogyny · labeling
femme fatale
Treacherous enchantress
- seductressWoman who entices romantically
- temptressWoman who entices
- sirenWailing alert device
succubus · vamp · jezebel · man-eater · libertine · harlot · lothario · courtesan · scarlet woman
addiction
Compulsive substance reliance
fixation · impulse · drive · compulsivity · preoccupation · uncontrollable · insatiable · appetite · need
- difficult peopleegotist, nitpicker, drama queen, control freak, diva
- seducersseducer, lothario, womanizer, philanderer, rake
nymphomaniacasexual
Without erotic attraction
frigid · celibate · abstinent · chaste · undersexed