Usually means: Excessive, persistent preoccupation with sexual thoughts.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word hypersexuality:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. hypersexuality: Merriam-Webster
  2. hypersexuality: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hypersexuality: Wordnik
  4. hypersexuality: Wiktionary
  5. hypersexuality: Dictionary.com
  6. Hypersexuality: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. hypersexuality: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hypersexuality: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. hypersexuality: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. hypersexuality: Prostate Cancer Interactive Glossary
  4. hypersexuality: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hypersexuality)

▸ noun:  Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant.

Similar:
hypersexualization, oversexedness, eroticism, sexcess, oversexualization, erotomania, satyrism, sexsationalism, priapism, lechery, more...

Opposite:
hypoactive, sexual aversion, sexual anorexia

Types:
nymphomania, satyriasis, sexual addiction, paraphilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, more...

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Similar:
hypersexualization, oversexedness, eroticism, sexcess, oversexualization, erotomania, satyrism, sexsationalism, priapism, lechery, more...

Opposite:
hypoactive, sexual aversion, sexual anorexia

Types:
nymphomania, satyriasis, sexual addiction, paraphilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, more...



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