apothisexual
apothisexual adjective: being on the asexual spectrum and being repulsed by sexual acts.
Adjective
apothisexual (comparative more apothisexual, superlative most apothisexual)
- Being on the asexual spectrum and being repulsed by sexual acts.
- More than two-thirds of the participants identified as asexual (67.3%), followed by graysexual (11.8%), demisexual (10.0%), questioning if asexual/graysexual/demisexual (8.2%), and other identities on the asexual spectrum (e.g., aceflux, aegosexual, akiosexual/lithsexual, apothisexual, and...2025 June 13, Randolph C. H. Chan, Fei Nga Hung, “Sexual, Romantic, and Community Experiences of Individuals at the Intersection of Autism and Asexuality”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 54...
Forms of apothisexual
| comparative | more apothisexual |
|---|---|
| superlative | most apothisexual |
Origin of apothisexual
From Greek απωθώ (apothó, “to repulse”) + -sexual.
Words formed from apothisexual
Questions about apothisexual
- What does apothisexual mean?
- Apothisexual means being on the asexual spectrum and being repulsed by sexual acts.
- What part of speech is apothisexual?
- Apothisexual is an adjective.
Words near apothisexual in the dictionary
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