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Meaning of alloeroticism in English:

alloeroticism

Pronunciation /ˌaləʊɪˈrɒtɪsɪz(ə)m/

noun

Psychology

  • The condition or fact of obtaining sexual or erotic satisfaction from external stimuli, especially considered as a stage of psychosexual development; the satisfaction of erotic desires through interaction with others. Opposed to "autoeroticism".

Origin

1920s. From allo- + eroticism, after alloerotic.