Orgasm Meaning
/ˈɔː.ɡæ.zəm/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA spasm or sudden contraction.
nounA rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions.
Sentence Examples
You may have to work a little harder to achieve an orgasm.
She gave him a screaming orgasm.
I can't reach an orgasm anymore. Should I be worried?
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CEFR Practice Quiz
During sexual activity, the release of muscle tension leads to a pleasurable ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The biology textbook described the physiological responses associated with sexual ____ in clinical terms.
Word Origin & History
From French orgasme or New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “excitement, swelling”), from ὀργάω (orgáō, “to swell with moisture”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Hence simple fevers are of two kinds; first, the febris irritativa, or fever with strong pulse, which consists of a previous torpor of the heart, arteries, and capillaries, and a succeeding orgasm of those vessels."
— 1794, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia:
"There does not have to be romance involved with sexual pleasure: some of us just like orgasms for the hell of it."
— 2007 September 12, Zoe Margolis, The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
During sexual activity, the release of muscle tension leads to a pleasurable ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The biology textbook described the physiological responses associated with sexual ____ in clinical terms.