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Alloeroticism vs Alloerotic - What's the difference?

alloeroticism | alloerotic | Derived terms |

Alloeroticism is a derived term of alloerotic.


As a noun alloeroticism

is the state or quality of being alloerotic.

As an adjective alloerotic is

sexual desire of or attraction to another person of any gender.

alloeroticism

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state or quality of being alloerotic

    • Antonyms

    * autoeroticism

    Related terms

    * heteroeroticism * homoeroticism

    alloerotic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • sexual desire of or attraction to another person of any gender
  • * 1999, Bruce Fink, A Clinical Introduction to Lacanian Psychoanalysis: Theory and Technique , Harvard University Press, page 66:
    • It is this loss of gratification—whether autoerotic or alloerotic (involving another person such as the mother)—that Lacan refers to as "castration."

    Synonyms

    * heteroerotic

    Antonyms

    * analloerotic

    Derived terms

    * alloeroticism

    References

    * 1990, Ray Blanchard, Betty W. Steiner, Clinical management of gender identity disorders in children and adults , American Psychiatric Press, page 63