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sex·u·al urge

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sex, sexual urgenoun

    all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses

    "he wanted a better sex life"; "the film contained no sex or violence"

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  1. sexual urge

    Libido (; colloquial: sex drive) is a person's overall sexual drive or desire for sexual activity. Libido is influenced by biological, psychological, and social factors. Biologically, the sex hormones and associated neurotransmitters that act upon the nucleus accumbens (primarily testosterone and dopamine, respectively) regulate libido in humans. Social factors, such as work and family, and internal psychological factors, such as personality and stress, can affect libido. Libido can also be affected by medical conditions, medications, lifestyle and relationship issues, and age (e.g., puberty). A person who has extremely frequent sexual urges, or a suddenly increased sex drive may be experiencing hypersexuality, while the opposite condition is hyposexuality. In psychoanalytic theory, libido is psychic drive or energy, particularly associated with sexual instinct, but also present in other instinctive desires and drives.A person may have a desire for sex, but not have the opportunity to act on that desire, or may on personal, moral or religious reasons refrain from acting on the urge. Psychologically, a person's urge can be repressed or sublimated. Conversely, a person can engage in sexual activity without an actual desire for it. Multiple factors affect human sex drive, including stress, illness, pregnancy, and others. A 2001 review found that, on average, men have a higher desire for sex than women.Sexual desires are often an important factor in the formation and maintenance of intimate relationships in humans. A lack or loss of sexual desire can adversely affect relationships. Changes in the sexual desires of any partner in a sexual relationship, if sustained and unresolved, may cause problems in the relationship. The infidelity of a partner may be an indication that a partner's changing sexual desires can no longer be satisfied within the current relationship. Problems can arise from disparity of sexual desires between partners, or poor communication between partners of sexual needs and preferences.There is no widely accepted measure of what is a healthy level for sex desire. Some people want to have sex every day, or more than once a day; others once a year or not at all. However, a person who lacks a desire for sexual activity for some period of time may be experiencing a hypoactive sexual desire disorder or may be asexual.

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  1. sexual urge

    Sexual urge refers to the instinctual desire or libido for sexual activity, which can include various types of sexual behavior. This innate biological drive can be influenced by various physical, emotional, and environmental factors, and can differ greatly among individuals.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sexual urge in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sexual urge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of sexual urge in a Sentence

  1. Jenna Ellis:

    We are saying any sexual urge is valid, so pedophilia, why is that any different than any other form of love ? Love is love, right ?


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  • यौन आग्रहHindi
  • ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆKannada
  • seksuele drangDutch
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  • లైంగిక కోరికTelugu
  • 性衝動Chinese

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