sexualization

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noun

The act or process of sexualizing.

Opposite
desexualization
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Meanings

nounsexualization (countable and uncountable, plural sexualizations)

plural sexualizations

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of sexualizing.

    We are inclined to doubt Pott's confident assumption that sexualization is a necessary consequence of personification.

    1895, The Century Dictionary page 5538 quoting Classical Rev III pg 395

    Antonyms: desexualization

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or process of sexualizing.

Opposite
desexualization

Origin

From sexual + -ization or sexualize + -ation.

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Translations

Catalan sexualització
  • sexualitzacióact or process of sexualizing
Dutch seksualisering
  • seksualiseringact or process of sexualizing
Finnish seksuaalistaminen, seksualisointi
  • seksuaalistaminenact or process of sexualizing
  • seksualisointiact or process of sexualizing
French sexualisation
  • sexualisationact or process of sexualizing
German Sexualisierung
  • Sexualisierungact or process of sexualizing
Greek σεξουαλικοποίηση
  • σεξουαλικοποίηση (sexoualikopoíisi)act or process of sexualizing
Hungarian szexualizáció
  • szexualizációact or process of sexualizing
Italian sessualizzazione
  • sessualizzazioneact or process of sexualizing
Latvian seksualizēšana
  • seksualizēšanaact or process of sexualizing
Lithuanian seksualizacija, seksualizavimas
  • seksualizacijaact or process of sexualizing
  • seksualizavimasact or process of sexualizing
Portuguese sexualização
  • sexualizaçãoact or process of sexualizing
Romanian sexualizare
  • sexualizareact or process of sexualizing
Russian сексуализация
  • сексуализация (seksualizacija)act or process of sexualizing
Spanish sexualización
  • sexualizaciónact or process of sexualizing
Swedish sexualisering
  • sexualiseringact or process of sexualizing
Turkish cinselleştirme
  • cinselleştirmeact or process of sexualizing
Ukrainian сексуалізація
  • сексуалізація (seksualizacija)act or process of sexualizing
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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