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oversexualization

oversexualization noun: excessive sexualization.

Noun

oversexualization (uncountable)

  1. Excessive sexualization.
    • In 2007, the American Psychological Association released a report that links oversexualization to the increase in eating disorders, low self-esteem, and depression leading to the current mental health crisis in our youth.2014 November 30, Darryl Roberts, “A Rallying Cry Against the Oversexualization of Our Youth”, in Daily Beast

Origin of oversexualization

From over- + sexualization.

Questions about oversexualization

What does oversexualization mean?
Oversexualization means excessive sexualization.
What part of speech is oversexualization?
Oversexualization is a noun.

Words near oversexualization in the dictionary

  1. oversewing
  2. oversewn
  3. oversews
  4. oversexed
  5. oversexedness
  6. oversexualization
  7. oversexualize
  8. oversexualized
  9. oversexualizes
  10. oversexualizing
  11. oversexy

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