Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypersexualise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-sex-u-alise
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of hypersexualize.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Jada's case happened within the wider context of a world that objectifies women, and hypersexualises black women, in particular, to the point of dehumanisation."
"Girls has been widely praised for its realistic portrayal of women in an industry that tends to underwrite and hypersexualise female characters."
"[…]Gerwig was influenced by directors such as Max Ophüls and Jacques Tati, as if that confers greater legitimacy on a film using IP (intellectual property) to make money for a toy company that sells vacuous, hypersexualised dolls."
"Related subtrends such as balletcore, Barbiecore and regency-core have drawn criticism for hypersexualising innocence and encouraging women to dress for the male gaze."

Etymology

From hyper- + sexualise.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

hypersexualises (present, singular) hypersexualising (participle, present) hypersexualised (participle, past) hypersexualised (past)

Questions

What does hypersexualise mean?: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of hypersexualize.
Where does hypersexualise come from?: From hyper- + sexualise.

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