sexual pleasure

/ˌsɛkʃ(əw)əl ˌplɛʒər/
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Other forms: sexual pleasures

Definitions of sexual pleasure
  1. noun
    pleasure derived from sexual activities
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    algolagnia, algophilia
    sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain
    sadism
    pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
    masochism
    sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological)
    sadomasochism
    sadism and masochism combined in one person
    type of:
    pleasance, pleasure
    a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
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