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Orgasm   /ˈɔrgæzəm/   Listen
noun
orgasm  n.  (Physiol.)
1.
Eager or immoderate excitement or action; the state of turgescence of any organ; erethism.
2.
Especially: The peak of the physical pleasurable sexual excitement caused by stimulation of the sexual organs, as in intercourse; in the male, it is usually accompanied by ejaculation.
3.
Hence: An eruption of intense, uncontrolled excitement; used of groups and individuals.






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"Orgasm" Quotes from Famous Books



... meant the production of the venereal orgasm, with or without emission, by any means other than the natural ...
— The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) - A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies • W. Grant Hague

... impetuosity; boisterousness &c adj.; effervescence, ebullition; turbulence, bluster; uproar, callithump [U.S.], riot, row, rumpus, le diable a quatre [Fr.], devil to pay, all the fat in the fire. severity &c 739; ferocity, rage, fury; exacerbation, exasperation, malignity; fit, paroxysm; orgasm, climax, aphrodisia^; force, brute force; outrage; coup de main; strain, shock, shog^; spasm, convulsion, throe; hysterics, passion &c (state of excitability) 825. outbreak, outburst; debacle; burst, bounce, dissilience^, discharge, volley, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget



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