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English
Etymology
Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos) + -mania
Noun
satyromania (uncountable)
- Excessive sexual desire in men.
- Synonyms: satyriasis, satyrism
- Hypernym: hypersexuality
- Coordinate term: nymphomania
1972, A. V. Krishna Rao, The Indo-Anglian Novel and the Changing Tradition, Mysore: Rao and Raghavan, →OCLC, page 34:Reggie's brutal lust borders on satyromania