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hypersexuality

hy·per·sex·u·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-per-sek-shoo-uh l or, esp. British, -seks-yoo-]
    • /ˌhaɪ pərˈsɛk ʃu əl or, esp. British, -ˈsɛks yu-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-per-sek-shoo-uh l or, esp. British, -seks-yoo-]
    • /ˌhaɪ pərˈsɛk ʃu əl or, esp. British, -ˈsɛks yu-/

Definitions of hypersexuality word

  • adjective hypersexuality unusually or excessively active in or concerned with sexual matters. 1
  • noun hypersexuality a person who is hypersexual. 1
  • noun hypersexuality The desire for one's sexual behaviour at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant. 1
  • noun hypersexuality extreme or excessive sexual activity 0

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Origin of hypersexuality

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; hyper- + sexual

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Parts of speech for Hypersexuality

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hypersexuality popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

hypersexuality usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with hypersexuality

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