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sexual anorexia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
sex-u-al anorex-ia
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A physiological state involving the loss of sexual appetite either entirely or episodically based out of an anxiety or other physiological disorder; or by extension, a dry spell.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

sexual anorexic sexually anorexic

Frequently Paired Words

asexuality

Synonyms

hyposexuality

Antonyms

hypersexuality

Questions

What does sexual anorexia mean?
A physiological state involving the loss of sexual appetite either entirely or episodically based out of an anxiety or other physiological disorder; or by extension, a dry spell.

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