pseudohomosexual

adjective

According to Lionel Ovesey: having become a (male) homosexual as a result of abnormal interpersonal relationships, rather than having an innate homosexual orientation.

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Meanings

adjectivepseudohomosexual (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesAccording to Lionel Ovesey: having become a (male) homosexual as a result of abnormal interpersonal relationships, rather than having an innate homosexual orientation.
nounpseudohomosexual (plural pseudohomosexuals)

plural pseudohomosexuals

  1. human sciencesA pseudohomosexual man.

Origin

From pseudo- + homosexual.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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