Meanings
nounvaginismus (usually uncountable, plural vaginismuses)
plural vaginismuses
- uncountableusuallymedicineA painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as a tampon or a penis, into it.
Synonyms: colpospasm, vaginism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as a tampon or a penis, into it.
Similar
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wāgīnā
- Latinvāgīna
- Englishvagina
- Englishvaginismus
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 陰道痙攣 /阴道痉挛
- 陰道痙攣 /阴道痉挛 (yīndào jìngluán)muscular contraction
Dutch vaginisme
- vaginismemuscular contraction
Finnish vaginismi
- vaginismimuscular contraction
French vaginisme
- vaginismemuscular contraction
German Vaginismus, Scheidenkrampf
- Vaginismusmuscular contraction
- Scheidenkrampfmuscular contraction
Greek κολεόσπασμος, κολπισμός
- κολεόσπασμος (koleóspasmos)muscular contraction
- κολπισμός (kolpismós)muscular contraction
- κολπόσπασμος (kolpóspasmos)muscular contraction
Italian vaginismo
- vaginismomuscular contraction
Japanese 膣痙攣
- 膣痙攣 (chitsukeiren)muscular contraction
Polish pochwica
- pochwicamuscular contraction
Portuguese vaginismo
- vaginismomuscular contraction
Russian вагини́зм
- вагини́зм (vaginízm)muscular contraction
Spanish vaginismo
- vaginismomuscular contraction
Swedish vaginism, slidkramp
- vaginismmuscular contraction
- slidkrampmuscular contraction
Turkish vajinismus
- vajinismusmuscular contraction
Cite this entry
APA
vaginismus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaginismus
MLA
“vaginismus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaginismus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vaginismus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaginismus.
Source: vaginismus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.