hypersexual

adjective

hy·​per·​sex·​u·​al ˌhī-pər-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl How to pronounce hypersexual (audio)
-ˈsek-shəl
: exhibiting unusual or excessive concern with or indulgence in sexual activity

Examples of hypersexual in a Sentence

typically users of crystal meth report that the powerful stimulant leaves them feeling hypersexual as well as euphoric
Recent Examples on the Web For instance, mice that tended to be aggressive or hypersexual before sleep deprivation were more so with sleep deprivation. Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 3 Nov. 2023 Artificial intelligence image tools have a tendency to spin up disturbing clichés: Asian women are hypersexual. Szu Yu Chen, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023 Before any kind of conventional mid-tempo hip-hop took hold in the deep south in the ‘90s, a fast, hypersexual style of danceable hip-hop known as Miami bass exploded out of Florida thanks to Luther Campbell and his group 2 Live Crew. Al Shipley, Spin, 8 Aug. 2023 She was modeled after Bild Lilli, a risque doll and an adult gag gift based on a racy hypersexual German comic book character. Theara Coleman, The Week, 9 July 2023 Critics, both professionally and on social media, have zeroed in on the hypersexual content of the show. Hanna Phifer, refinery29.com, 30 June 2023 For Asian imagery specifically, Luccioni said there is an overrepresentation of hypersexual Asian imagery in the datasets that train AI models. Claire Wang, NBC News, 14 June 2023 Black people were depicted as lazy, ignorant, cowardly or hypersexual, according to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Nicole Chavez, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023 But inside the imposing headquarters of TF1, Mr. Poivre d’Arvor maintained a hypersexual environment, according to former employees and multiple accounts in the French news media. New York Times, 28 May 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hypersexual was in 1874

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“Hypersexual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypersexual. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

hypersexual

adjective
hy·​per·​sex·​u·​al -ˈseksh-(ə-)wəl, -ˈsek-shəl How to pronounce hypersexual (audio)
: exhibiting unusual or excessive concern with or indulgence in sexual activity
hypersexuality noun
plural hypersexualities
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