Meanings
comparative more apothisexual · superlative most apothisexual
- neologismBeing on the asexual spectrum and being repulsed by sexual acts.
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More than two-thirds of the participants identified as asexual (67.3%), followed by graysexual (11.8%), demisexual (10.0%), questioning if asexual/graysexual/demisexual (8.2%), and other identities on the asexual spectrum (e.g., aceflux, aegosexual, akiosexual/lithsexual, apothisexual, and quoisexual) (2.7%).
2025 June 13, Randolph C. H. Chan, Fei Nga Hung, “Sexual, Romantic, and Community Experiences of Individuals at the Intersection of Autism and Asexuality”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 54, number 6, New York, N.Y.: Springer Science+Business Media, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2202, column 1
Origin
From Greek απωθώ (apothó, “to repulse”) + -sexual.
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