Meanings
- uncountablemedicineFailure to achieve orgasm.
I've since discovered this side-effect isn't uncommon and has a name: PSSD (post-SSRI sexual dysfunction). I know men who also suffer with PSSD and struggle with the same genital numbness and anorgasmia, coupled with erectile dysfunction.
2018 June 8, anonymous author, “My life in sex: ‘After taking antidepressants, my genitals felt numb’”, in The Guardian1 more example
On the other hand, a woman with a major or recurrent problem (VD, unplanned pregnancies, recurrent vaginal infection, anorgasmia, etc.) needs guidance to find the root of her problem: Has she “mismotivated” herself”? Has she lost her “healthy image” of herself?
2012, Allen Lawrence, Laura Edwards, “Self-Help in Gynecological Practice”, in Martha Kirkpatrick, editor, Women’s Sexual Development: Explorations of Inner Space, page 273
Translations
Czech anorgasmie
- anorgasmiefailure to achieve orgasm
Danish anorgasme
- anorgasmefailure to achieve orgasm
Polish anorgazmia
- anorgazmiafailure to achieve orgasm
Portuguese anorgasmia
- anorgasmiafailure to achieve orgasm
Spanish anorgasmia
- anorgasmiafailure to achieve orgasm
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anorgasmia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anorgasmia
“anorgasmia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anorgasmia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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