Meanings
noundyspareunia (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicinePainful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
deep dyspareunia
pain on deep penetration
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
- Proto-Indo-European*dus-
- Proto-Hellenic*dus-
- Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
- New Latindys-
- Englishdys-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pərai
- Ancient Greekπαρά (pará)
- Ancient Greekεὐνή (eunḗ)
- Ancient Greekπάρευνος (páreunos)
- Englishdyspareunia
From dys- + Ancient Greek πάρευνος (páreunos, “lying beside, lying with”) + -ia.
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Arabic عُسْر جِمَاع, علم جماع
- عُسْر جِمَاع (ʕusr jimāʕ)painful sexual intercourse
- علم جماعpainful sexual intercourse
- جماع مؤلمpainful sexual intercourse
Catalan disparèunia
- disparèuniapainful sexual intercourse
French dyspareunie
- dyspareuniepainful sexual intercourse
German Dyspareunie
- Dyspareuniepainful sexual intercourse
Greek δυσπαρευνία
- δυσπαρευνία (dysparevnía)painful sexual intercourse
Italian dispareunia, dispauremia
- dispareuniapainful sexual intercourse
- dispauremiapainful sexual intercourse
Polish dyspareunia
- dyspareuniapainful sexual intercourse
Spanish dispareunia
- dispareuniapainful sexual intercourse
Cite this entry
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dyspareunia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyspareunia
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“dyspareunia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyspareunia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dyspareunia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyspareunia.
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