Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undermasculinization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-mas-culin-iza-tion
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being undermasculinized.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If sexual orientation in males reflects either a biological predisposition toward behavioral undermasculinization (including diminished gynecophilia and enhanced androphilia in adulthood) or an early childhood social learning phenomenon […]"
"Individuals with MAIS (undervirilized male syndrome) have unambiguously male external genitalia. They usually present with gynecomastia at puberty. They may have undermasculinization that includes sparse facial and body hair […]"

Etymology

From under- + masculinization.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does undermasculinization mean?: The quality of being undermasculinized.
Where does undermasculinization come from?: From under- + masculinization.

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