Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudoheterosexuality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-hetero-sex-u-al-i-ty
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

8

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Behaviour which appears to be heterosexual but is really homosexual.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Homosexuality is one of the possible consequences of failing to work out these negative oedipal feelings. Another is pseudoheterosexuality. A man, for instance, might choose a wife (and she needn't look or act "masculine") because she has certain qualities which make her, for him, a stand-in for a male lover."

Etymology

From pseudo- + heterosexuality.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo-

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

pseudoheterosexual

Questions

What does pseudoheterosexuality mean?: Behaviour which appears to be heterosexual but is really homosexual.
Where does pseudoheterosexuality come from?: From pseudo- + heterosexuality.

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