psychosexuality

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UK/sʌɪkəʊsɛkʃʊˈalɪti/

noun

The psychological aspects of sexuality.

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Meanings

nounpsychosexuality (usually uncountable, plural psychosexualities)

plural psychosexualities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe psychological aspects of sexuality.

    There are flashes of new wave, as on “Undisclosed Desires,” which could have been an unreleased Depeche Mode song with its dark exploration of psychosexuality: “I want to reconcile the violence in your heart.”

    2009 September 21, The New York Times, “Thumping the Basics, With Amp Cranked Up”, in New York Times

Origin

From psycho- + sexuality.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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