antiaphrodisiac
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From anti- + aphrodisiac.
Adjective
[edit]antiaphrodisiac (comparative more antiaphrodisiac, superlative most antiaphrodisiac)
- anaphrodisiac
- 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 15:
- Water-purslan, cucumbers, even a drink of water have all been estimated, at various times, to be conducive to anti-aphrodisiac feelings.
- 1998, Gilbert Waldbauer, Insects through the seasons, page 65:
- The males of other insects try to keep their mates faithful by daubing them with an antiaphrodisiac pheromone, a scent that mixes with the female's own scent and makes her less attractive to other males.
Noun
[edit]antiaphrodisiac (plural antiaphrodisiacs)
- Any substance that reduces sexual attraction or feelings.
- 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 238:
- A unique anti-aphrodisiac was the heart of a turtle carried in a wolf's skin. It prevented a person from ever being tempted amorously.
Translations
[edit]any substance that reduces sexual attraction
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