Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intactivist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-tac-tivist
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is involved in intactivism; one who campaigns against involuntary, nontherapeutic genital modification, such as infant male circumcision.

Example Sentences

"Intactivists argue that the bodies of male babies should remain physically intact, and they consider circumcision to be genital mutilation."

Etymology

Blend of intact + activist.

Inflected Forms

intactivists (plural)

Synonyms

anti-circer anti-circumcisionist

Antonyms

pro-circer pro-circumcisionist

Questions

What does intactivist mean?: A person who is involved in intactivism; one who campaigns against involuntary, nontherapeutic genital modification, such as infant male circumcision.
Where does intactivist come from?: Blend of intact + activist.

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