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desexualization

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desexualization [dē‚seksh·ə·lə′zā·shən]
(physiology)
Depriving an organism of sexual characters or power, as by spaying or castration.
(psychology)
Repression of the sexual drive or rechanneling of sexual energy into areas considered by the individual to be more socially acceptable.


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The desexualization of the middle class matron clarifies both Cleo's reluctance to engage in recurring sexual relations with her husband and her inability to honor her sister's impoverished but sexually fulfilling marriage.
the traditional desexualization of rape does not fair well before the authors' arguments.
The gradual desexualization of the mother is based on unfortunate, limiting stereotypes.
 
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