variants
or anti-sexual
or less commonly antisex
or antisexual
: characterized by or expressing opposition to or disapproval of sex or sexuality
anti-sex attitudes
an anti-sex culture
anti-sexuality
noun
or less commonly antisexuality
ˌan-tē-ˌsek-shə-ˈwa-lə-tē 
ˌan-tī-
… there was repressive antisexuality. Prudery and modesty were the norm and supposedly were necessary to preserve the virtue and innocence of women and children.
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Ruth B. Weg
Ruth B. Weg
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antisex
adjective
an·ti·sex
ˌan-tī-ˈseks
variants
or antisexual
: antagonistic toward sex
especially
: tending to reduce or eliminate the sex drive or sexual activity
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