Hypermasculinization

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The process of making or becoming hypermasculine. uncountable

    "For example, some findings suggest that rather than being linked to hypermasculinization for males, or defeminization for females, elevated levels of autistic traits are instead linked to more androgynous physical features."

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"For example, some findings suggest that rather than being linked to hypermasculinization for males, or defeminization for females, elevated levels of autistic traits are instead linked to more androgynous physical features."

Etymology

From hyper- + masculine + -ization.

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