oversexualization

noun

Excessive sexualization.

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Meanings

nounoversexualization (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive sexualization.

    In 2007, the American Psychological Association released a report that links oversexualization to the increase in eating disorders, low self-esteem, and depression leading to the current mental health crisis in our youth.

    2014 November 30, Darryl Roberts, “A Rallying Cry Against the Oversexualization of Our Youth”, in Daily Beast

Origin

From over- + sexualization.

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APA

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

MLA

“oversexualization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversexualization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversexualization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversexualization.

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