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orgasm definition

or·gasm (ôr′gaz′əm)

noun

a frenzy; great excitement; esp., the climax of sexual excitement, as in intercourse, normally accompanied in the male by ejaculation

Etymology: Fr orgasme < Gr orgasmos < organ, to swell with moisture, lust < IE base *werg-, to swell with sap or anger > Sans ūrjā, violence, vigor, sap

intransitive verb

to have an orgasm

Related Forms:

  • orgasmic or·gas′·mic (-gaz′mik) adjective or orgastic or·gas′·tic (-gas′tik)

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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orgasm Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fake: She throws herself in front of a van and fakes another orgasm, er, sorry, I mean injury.

Adjective modifier

  • fake: Recent scientific research has shown that 68 % of women fake orgasms.

Modifies a noun

  • machine: Full text of the article is here Mother invents ' orgasm machine ' I guess that google will love this entry!

Noun used with modifier

  • woman: There are many reasons that a woman cannot reach orgasm.

Possessives

  • pig: Show all Is it true that a pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes?

Preposition: in

  • man: The inability to reach orgasm in both men and women has been linked to a lack of histamines.
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The orgasm has replaced the cross as the focus of longing and the image of fulfilment.

-Muggeridge, Malcolm

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