/anorgasmia-meaning

/anorgasmia-meaning-etymology

-) Noun.

-) Pronunciation and accent: ænɔːgæzmɪə.

-) Plural: anorgasmias.

-) Etymology: it is analysed in an- (privative prefix), + orgasm + -ia (suffix). It is identical with Spanish anorgasmia, Italian anorgasmia, and French anorgasmie.

-) It is dated from 1900.

-) Meaning: state of a person who does not orgasm for any cause (for sickness, dysfunction, inability, inhibition, bigotry, etc.)

 [Anorgasmia] occurs in both men and women.

Komisaruk – Nasserzadeh… Orgasm… 2009

“Situational anorgasmia” relates to the [… state] under which a woman may or may not experience orgasm –such as being able to experience orgasm by masturbation, but not with a partner.

Komisaruk – Nasserzadeh… Orgasm… 2009

-) English words derived from the word “orgasm”: orgasmic, orgastic, anorgasmic, orgasm (verb), orgasmically.