Meanings
noundesexualization (countable and uncountable, plural desexualizations)
plural desexualizations
- countableuncountableThe act or process of desexualizing.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishsexualization
- Englishdesexualization
From de- + sexualization.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Entsexualisierung
- Entsexualisierungact or process of desexualizing
Swedish avsexualisering
- avsexualiseringact or process of desexualizing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with desexualization
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
desexualization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desexualization
MLA
“desexualization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desexualization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desexualization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desexualization.
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