masturbation
Syllables: mas·tur·ba·tion/ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n//ˌmæstɚˈbeɪʃən/
masturbation noun: sexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of orgasm.
Noun
masturbation (usually uncountable, plural masturbations)
- Sexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of orgasm.
- Diogenes in sight of all, exercising his Masturbation, bred a longing desire in the bystanders, that in such sort they might fill their bellies by rubbing or clawing the same.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- Masturbation is fun and natural. Not to mention it's a great way to earn five bucks without touchin' the guy.2005, Jon Kimmel, Clum Babies (Drawn Together), season 2, episode 5, spoken by Foxxy Love (Cree Summer), via Comedy Central
- Synonyms:
- onanism, self-abuse
- The stimulation of another person's genitals using the hands.
- A vain activity that serves only to provide self-indulgent satisfaction without any practical or external value.
- That experimental film was nothing more than intellectual masturbation for the director.
- So call me antisocial, call it masturbation
Either way, it's a solo operation
I'm just far more comfortable alone2013, Days N' Daze, “Misanthropic Drunken Loner”, in Rogue Taxidermy
masturbation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
masturbation in Hindi
- manual erotic stimulation of the genitals
- हस्तमैथुन hastamaithun
masturbation in Tamil
- manual erotic stimulation of the genitals
- சுய இன்பம் cuya iṉpam, தற்புணர்ச்சி taṟpuṇarcci
masturbation in Marathi
- manual erotic stimulation of the genitals
- हस्तमैथुन hastamaithun
masturbation in Urdu
- manual erotic stimulation of the genitals
- جلق jalaq
More languagesFewer languages
- masturbation in Bengali
- হস্তমৈথুন hostomōithun, হাত মারা hat mara
- masturbation in Telugu
- హస్తప్రయోగం hastaprayōgaṁ
- masturbation in Malayalam
- സ്വയംഭോഗം
- masturbation in Kannada
- ಹಸ್ತಮೈಥುನ
- masturbation in Gujarati
- હસ્તમૈથુન hastamaithun
- masturbation in Odia
- ହସ୍ତମୈଥୁନ
- masturbation in Sanskrit
- हस्तमैथुन hastamaithuna
- masturbation in Sinhala
- ස්වයං වින්දනය swayaṁ windanaya
- masturbation in Nepali
- हस्तमैथुन hastamaithuna
- masturbation in Pashto
- موټک muṭak
- masturbation in Tagalog
- masturbasyon, pagsalsal, jakol
- masturbation in Arabic
- عَادَة سِرِّيَّة ʕāda sirriyya, اِسْتِمْنَاء istimnāʔ
- masturbation in Malay
- pelancapan, masturbasi
- masturbation in Indonesian
- onani, masturbasi, ngocok, cokil
- masturbation in Persian
- جلق jalq
- masturbation in Thai
- การช่วยตัวเอง gaan-chûai-dtuua-eeng, การสำเร็จความใคร่ gaan-sǎm-rèt-kwaam-krâi
- masturbation in Vietnamese
- sự thủ dâm
Synonyms of masturbation
- onanism
- self-abuse
- beat one's meat
- celebrating Palm Sunday
- choking the chicken
- ham shank
- hand shandy
- Hand Solo
- ipsation
- jacking off
21 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- jerking off
- lone rangering
- manustupration
- mastupration
- milking the sausage
- peeling the cucumber
- pocket pool
- polishing the jewels
- romancing the bone
- self-defilement
- self-love
- self-pleasure
- self-pollution
- shaking hands with the milkman
- shaking out the curtains
- solipsism
- spanking the monkey
- tossing off
- wank
- secret vice
- solitary vice
Forms of masturbation
| plural | masturbations |
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Origin of masturbation
Borrowed from French masturbation, New Latin masturbātiō, masturbātiōnem. By surface analysis, masturbat(e) + -ion.
Words formed from masturbation
Words that rhyme with masturbation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about masturbation
- What does masturbation mean?
- Masturbation means sexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of orgasm.
- What is masturbation in Hindi?
- Masturbation in Hindi is हस्तमैथुन (hastamaithun). See Masturbation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is masturbation?
- Masturbation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce masturbation?
- Masturbation is pronounced /ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of masturbation?
- The plural of masturbation is masturbations.
Words near masturbation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: masturbation (page history and authors); హస్తప్రయోగం (Telugu) (page history and authors); masturbation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); masturbation (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); masturbation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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