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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudohomosexual

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-do-ho-mo-sex-u-al
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

According to Lionel Ovesey: having become a (male) homosexual as a result of abnormal interpersonal relationships, rather than having an innate homosexual orientation.

noun

A pseudohomosexual man.

Etymology

From pseudo- + homosexual.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pseudohomosexuals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pseudohomosexuality

Questions

What does pseudohomosexual mean?
According to Lionel Ovesey: having become a (male) homosexual as a result of abnormal interpersonal relationships, rather than having an innate homosexual orientation.
Where does pseudohomosexual come from?
From pseudo- + homosexual.

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