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sexualization

sexualization noun: the act or process of sexualizing.

Noun

sexualization (countable and uncountable, plural sexualizations)

  1. The act or process of sexualizing.
    • We are inclined to doubt Pott's confident assumption that sexualization is a necessary consequence of personification.1895, The Century Dictionary page 5538 quoting Classical Rev III pg 395
    Antonyms:
    desexualization

Antonyms of sexualization

Forms of sexualization

pluralsexualizations

Origin of sexualization

From sexual + -ization or sexualize + -ation.

Words formed from sexualization

Questions about sexualization

What does sexualization mean?
Sexualization means the act or process of sexualizing.
What part of speech is sexualization?
Sexualization is a noun.
What is the plural of sexualization?
The plural of sexualization is sexualizations.

Words near sexualization in the dictionary

  1. sexualists
  2. sexualities
  3. sexuality
  4. sexuality studies
  5. sexualizable
  6. sexualization
  7. sexualizations
  8. sexualize
  9. sexualized
  10. sexualizer
  11. sexualizers

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