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sexual anorexia

sexual anorexia noun: a physiological state involving the loss of sexual appetite either entirely or episodically based out of an anxiety or other physiological disorder; or by extension, a dry spell.

Noun

sexual anorexia (uncountable)

  1. A physiological state involving the loss of sexual appetite either entirely or episodically based out of an anxiety or other physiological disorder; or by extension, a dry spell.
    Synonyms:
    hyposexuality
    Antonyms:
    hypersexuality

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Questions about sexual anorexia

What does sexual anorexia mean?
Sexual anorexia means a physiological state involving the loss of sexual appetite either entirely or episodically based out of an anxiety or other physiological disorder; or by extension, a dry spell.
What part of speech is sexual anorexia?
Sexual anorexia is a noun.

Words near sexual anorexia in the dictionary

  1. sexual
  2. sexual abuse
  3. sexual abuses
  4. sexual act
  5. sexual acts
  6. sexual anorexia
  7. sexual anorexic
  8. sexual anorexics
  9. sexual appetite
  10. sexual appetites
  11. sexual assault

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