DON JUANISM


Meaning of DON JUANISM in English

/don wah"niz euhm/ , Psychiatry.

a syndrome, occurring in males, of excessive preoccupation with sexual gratification or conquest and leading to persistently transient and sometimes exploitative relationships. Also called satyriasis . Cf. nymphomania .

[ 1880-85; DON JUAN + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .