Unsex — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deprive of sex or sexual powers

remove the qualities typical of one's sex

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnsˈɛks/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnsˈɛks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnsˈɛks/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnsˈɛks/.

Examples

She unsexed herself
in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

desex sterilise sterilize desexualize desexualise fix

Parts of Speech

verb	deprive of sex or sexual powers
verb	remove the qualities typical of one's sex “She unsexed herself”
verb	make infertile “in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized”

Word Forms

sterilization	noun	the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
sterilisation	noun	the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
fixing	noun	the sterilization of an animal

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

faire perdre sa féminité

priver de sexe ou de pouvoirs sexuels

🇪🇸Spanish

sin sexo

privar de sexo o poderes sexuales

🇮🇹Italian

asessuale

privo di sesso o di poteri sessuali

🇳🇱Dutch

seksloos

beroven van seks of seksuele krachten

🇵🇹Portuguese

assexuado

privar de sexo ou poderes sexuais

🇷🇺Russian

несексуальный

лишать секса или сексуальных способностей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यौन विशेषताओ से वंचित

सेक्स या यौन शक्तियों से वंचित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সেক্স

যৌনতা বা যৌন ক্ষমতা থেকে বঞ্চিত

🇮🇳Tamil

பாலினமற்ற

பாலியல் அல்லது பாலியல் சக்திகளை இழக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అన్సెక్స్

సెక్స్ లేదా లైంగిక శక్తులను కోల్పోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अलिंग

लैंगिक किंवा लैंगिक शक्तीपासून वंचित ठेवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનસેક્સ

સેક્સ અથવા જાતીય શક્તિઓથી વંચિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನ್ಸೆಕ್ಸ್

ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳಿಂದ ವಂಚಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അൺസെക്സ്

ലൈംഗികതയോ ലൈംഗിക ശക്തികളോ ഇല്ലാതാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਸੈਕਸ

ਸੈਕਸ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਂਝਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر جنسی

جنسی یا جنسی طاقتوں سے محروم ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

取消性别

剥夺性或性能力

🇯🇵Japanese

セックスレス

セックスまたは性的な力を奪う

🇰🇷Korean

성별이 없는

성이나 성적 능력을 박탈하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có giới tính

tước bỏ tình dục hoặc sức mạnh tình dục

🇹🇭Thai

เลิกมีเพศสัมพันธ์

ปราศจากเพศหรืออำนาจทางเพศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak berhubungan seks

menghilangkan seks atau kekuatan seksual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير جنسي

الحرمان من الجنس أو القوى الجنسية

🇮🇷Persian

غیر جنسی

محرومیت از رابطه جنسی یا قدرت جنسی

🇹🇷Turkish

seks yapmamak

cinsiyetten veya cinsel güçlerden yoksun bırakmak

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