heterofatalist
heterofatalist noun: synonym of heteropessimist.
Noun
heterofatalist (plural heterofatalists)
- Synonym of heteropessimist.
- The point here is not that heterofatalists’ gestures of disaffiliation are insincere, rather, that they are ‘performative’ because unaccompanied by collective experiments in abandoning, or even torquing, heterosexuality.2020, Sophie Lewis, “Collective Turn-off”, in Mal
- Staying true to Claire's assertion – 'I wouldn't change anything' (1:32:02) – in Time Traveller's Wife, heterofatalists recognise the limitations of compulsory heterosexuality but remain fully attached to it while ostensibly making the gesture to reject it wholesale.2023 March, Chiara Pellegrini, “Anticipating the plot: overdetermining heteronormative destiny on the twenty-first century screen”, in Textual Practice, volume 37, number 3, page 415
- Synonyms:
- heteropessimist
Adjective
heterofatalist (comparative more heterofatalist, superlative most heterofatalist)
- Synonym of heteropessimist.
- “I’m attracted to men because I love making bad choices,” goes one quintessentially heterofatalist tweet.2025 July 21, Jean Garnett, “The Trouble With Wanting Men”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2025
- Synonyms:
- heteropessimist
Synonyms of heterofatalist
Forms of heterofatalist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | heterofatalists |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more heterofatalist |
| superlative | most heterofatalist |
Origin of heterofatalist
From hetero- + fatalist.
Questions about heterofatalist
- What does heterofatalist mean?
- Heterofatalist means synonym of heteropessimist.
- What part of speech is heterofatalist?
- Heterofatalist can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of heterofatalist?
- The plural of heterofatalist is heterofatalists.
Words near heterofatalist in the dictionary
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