sexual anorexia

noun

A physiological state involving the loss of sexual appetite either entirely or episodically based out of an anxiety or other physiological disorder; or by extension, a dry spell.

Similar
hyposexuality
Opposite
hypersexuality
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Meanings

nounsexual anorexia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA physiological state involving the loss of sexual appetite either entirely or episodically based out of an anxiety or other physiological disorder; or by extension, a dry spell.

    Synonyms: hyposexuality · Antonyms: hypersexuality

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA physiological state involving the loss of sexual appetite either entirely or episodically based out of an anxiety or other physiological disorder; or by extension, a dry spell.

Similar
hyposexuality
Opposite
hypersexuality
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APA

sexual anorexia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexual%20anorexia

MLA

“sexual anorexia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexual%20anorexia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sexual anorexia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexual%20anorexia.

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