alloerotic

English

Etymology

allo- (“other”) +‎ erotic (“pertaining to erotic desire”)

Adjective

alloerotic (not comparable)

  1. having erotic desire of or attraction to another person of any sex
    • 1999, Bruce Fink, A Clinical Introduction to Lacanian Psychoanalysis: Theory and Technique, Harvard University Press, page 66:
      It is this loss of gratification—whether autoerotic or alloerotic (involving another person such as the mother)—that Lacan refers to as "castration."

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References
  • 1990, Ray Blanchard, Betty W. Steiner, Clinical management of gender identity disorders in children and adults, American Psychiatric Press, page 63
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