Meanings
- uncountableThe state of being an incel.
Incelism tends to generalize beyond just a disdain for women and reflects a general contempt for the world at large.
2019, Ramani S. Durvasula, "Don't You Know Who I Am?", page 3141 more example
Incelism or 'involuntary celibacy' culture is on the rise, with online radicalisation being the main cause of this, and attacks of terror from such groups are becoming more common.
2021 September 17, Eve Hebron, “How gen Z women are tackling gaslighting and abuse one TikTok at a time”, in SCREENSHOT Media, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2022 - uncountableThe ideology or philosophy associated with incels.
Other individuals called for specific restrictive provisions about matters such as misogyny, incelism, fraud, self-harm and the like.
2022 April 27, Andrew Tettenborn, “A death sentence for freedom online”, in The Critic, archived from the original on 12 Oct 20222 more examples
The language of incelism is common among white nationalist groups, particularly online where men joke about rape, vent their suspicion of false rape accusations and discuss women in degrading and violent terms.
2020, Chris Wilson, “Nostalgia, Entitlement and Victimhood: The Synergy of White Genocide and Misogyny”, in Terrorism and Political ViolenceThis entails that some men who have previously adhered to exclusively far-right ideas or a specific ideological position can transition from that to Incelism or vice versa.
2021, Hugo Engholm, “The lack of looks: A study on the Incel ideology of Incelism during the 2010s–2020s and its relation to historical and contemporary ideologies particularly within far right milieus”, in University of Uppsala, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2022, page 13
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Polish incelstwo
- incelstwothe state of being an incel
Cite this entry
incelism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incelism
“incelism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incelism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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