sex-negative
sex-negative adjective: having a generally negative view of sexuality; seeking to repress and control the libido; (in particular) seeking to ban sex work, pornography, and kinky or unusual kinds of sex.
Adjective
sex-negative (comparative more sex-negative, superlative most sex-negative)
- Having a generally negative view of sexuality; seeking to repress and control the libido; (in particular) seeking to ban sex work, pornography, and kinky or unusual kinds of sex.
- The sexual climate produced by a war on pornography is a sex-negative climate, and its antisexualism permeates society.1988, John Money, Gay, Straight, and In-between, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 177
- In North America, sexual values tend to be sex-negative and thus contribute to the development of sexual difficulties.2012, Richard McAnulty, editor, Sex in College: The Things They Don't Write Home About, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 246
- Antonyms:
- sex-positive
Antonyms of sex-negative
Forms of sex-negative
| comparative | more sex-negative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sex-negative |
Words formed from sex-negative
Questions about sex-negative
- What does sex-negative mean?
- Sex-negative means having a generally negative view of sexuality; seeking to repress and control the libido; (in particular) seeking to ban sex work, pornography, and kinky or unusual kinds of sex.
- What part of speech is sex-negative?
- Sex-negative is an adjective.
Words near sex-negative in the dictionary
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