whorification

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noun

The process of coming to regard somebody as a whore, or as sexually promiscuous.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nounwhorification (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe process of coming to regard somebody as a whore, or as sexually promiscuous.

    At the heart of the whorification of women lies an uneasy recognition: that sexually woman is a potent, living and breathing figure. She is powerful in that she can function as a catalyst of male desire and sinful aggression.

    2013, Jason D. Hill, Civil Disobedience and the Politics of Identity, page 66

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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