satyromania

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English

Etymology

Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos) +‎ -mania

Noun

satyromania (uncountable)

  1. 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