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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of sexualizing. countable, uncountable

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

Antonyms

All antonyms

desexualization

Example

More examples

"We oppose the sexualization of children and children's TV shows."

Etymology

From sexual + -ization or sexualize + -ation.

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