inversionism

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noun

Homosexuality, regarded as sexual inversion.

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Meanings

nouninversionism (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablehuman sciencesHomosexuality, regarded as sexual inversion.

    Parents and teachers, having but little or no knowledge of the laws of nature, are unable to detect the victims of inversionism.

    1855, Andrew Jackson Davis, The Great Harmonia: The reformer, page 117

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
homosexuality

Origin

From inversion + -ism.

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inversionism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inversionism

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Chicago

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