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masturbation.

Sexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of orgasm.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/UK/ˌmɑːstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/UK/ˌmæstɚˈbeɪʃən/US
  1. Sexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of orgasm.

    uncountable · usually
  2. The stimulation of another person's genitals using the hands.

    broadly · uncountable · usually
  3. A vain activity that serves only to provide self-indulgent satisfaction without any practical or external value.

    derogatory · figuratively · uncountable · usually
    That experimental film was nothing more than intellectual masturbation for the director.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French masturbation, New Latin masturbātiō, masturbātiōnem. By surface analysis, masturbat(e) + -ion.

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