ex-gay
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the movement that considers homosexuality a disease and claims it can be cured by conversion therapy.
noun
A person who considers themselves or is considered by others to be no longer homosexual, usually due to conversion therapy.
Example Sentences
- "Ex-gay ministries began as redoubts for men and women trying to reconcile their faith and sexuality."
- "Instead of fire-and-brimstone denunciations from the pulpit, the ex-gay movement allowed the Christian right to couch its condemnation of homosexuality in a way that seemed compassionate."
- "For two decades, McKrae Game was a top-tier figure among ex-gay Christians and a leading advocate for conversion therapy, a counseling practice with the goal of helping LGBTQ people suppress their homosexuality and become "straight.""
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. Middle French ex-bor. Middle English ex- English ex- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *ganhuzder. Old Occitan gaibor. Old French gaibor. Middle English gay English gay English ex-gay From ex- + gay.
Inflected Forms
Phrases
ex-ex-gay
ex-gay therapy