Frigidity, in psychology, the inability of a woman to attain orgasm during sexual intercourse. In popular, nonmedical usage the word has been used traditionally to describe a variety of behaviours, ranging from general coldness of manner or lack of interest in physical affection to aversion to the act of sexual intercourse.

Frigidity represents a sexual dysfunction manifested in women which has signs of indifference or even aversion to anything sexually related. The dysfunction also manifests through a lack of libido as well as an inability to reach orgasm.