anodyspareunia

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noun

Pain accompanying receptive anal sexual intercourse.

OriginEnglish dyspareunia ← Latin ānus ← Proto-Italic *ānos →
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Meanings

nounanodyspareunia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePain accompanying receptive anal sexual intercourse.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eh₂nos
  2. Proto-Italic*ānos
  3. Latinānus
  4. Englishano-
  5. Englishdyspareunia
  6. Englishanodyspareunia

From ano- + dyspareunia, introduced in a 1998 academic journal (see also ).

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APA

anodyspareunia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anodyspareunia

MLA

“anodyspareunia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anodyspareunia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anodyspareunia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anodyspareunia.

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