Desexualize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

direct one's libidinous urges into another direction

make infertile

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæɡɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɛkʃuːəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɛkʃuːəlˌaɪz/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæɡɪŋ/.

Examples

in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

desex sterilise sterilize desexualise fix unsex

Parts of Speech

verb	direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
verb	make infertile “in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized”

Word Forms

sterilization	noun	the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
sterilisation	noun	the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
fixing	noun	the sterilization of an animal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

desexualisieren

die eigenen libidinösen Triebe in eine andere Richtung lenken

🇫🇷French

désexualiser

diriger ses pulsions libidineuses dans une autre direction

🇪🇸Spanish

desexualizar

Dirigir los impulsos libidinosos en otra dirección.

🇮🇹Italian

desessualizzare

dirigere i propri impulsi libidinosi in un'altra direzione

🇳🇱Dutch

deseksualiseren

iemands libidineuze driften in een andere richting sturen

🇵🇹Portuguese

dessexualizar

direcionar os impulsos libidinosos para outra direção

🇷🇺Russian

десексуализировать

направить свои либидозные побуждения в другое русло

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलैंगिक बनाना

किसी की कामेच्छा को दूसरी दिशा में निर्देशित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অযৌক্তিক করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பாலுறவு

ஒருவரின் லிபிடினஸ் தூண்டுதல்களை மற்றொரு திசையில் செலுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

లైంగికంగా మార్చు

ఒకరి యొక్క లిబిడినస్ కోరికలను మరొక దిశలో నడిపించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

लिंगनिरपेक्ष करणे

एखाद्याच्या इच्छाशक्तीला दुसऱ्या दिशेने निर्देशित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિસેક્સ્યુઅલાઈઝ

કોઈની કામેચ્છાને બીજી દિશામાં દિશામાન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣಗೊಳಿಸು

ಒಬ್ಬರ ಕಾಮಾಸಕ್ತಿಯ ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ದಿಕ್ಕಿಗೆ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലൈംഗികതയുണ്ടാക്കുക

ഒരാളുടെ ലിബിഡിനസ് പ്രേരണകളെ മറ്റൊരു ദിശയിലേക്ക് നയിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਿੰਗੀ ਹੋਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਕਾਮਨਾਤਮਕ ਤਾਕੀਦ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਵੱਲ ਸੇਧਿਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر جنسی بنانا

کسی کی خواہشات کو دوسری سمت میں لے جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

去性化

将一个人的性欲冲动引向另一个方向

🇯🇵Japanese

脱性化する

自分の性欲の衝動を別の方向に向ける

🇰🇷Korean

성적 매력을 없애다

자신의 호색적인 충동을 다른 방향으로 유도하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải phóng giới tính

hướng sự thôi thúc dâm đãng của một người sang một hướng khác

🇹🇭Thai

ลดอารมณ์ทางเพศ

ชักนำความใคร่ของตนไปสู่อีกทางหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

melakukan deseksualisasi

mengarahkan dorongan libido seseorang ke arah lain

🇲🇾Malay

deseksual

mengarahkan dorongan nafsu ke arah lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إزالة الجنس

توجيه دوافع المرء الشهوانية إلى اتجاه آخر

🇮🇷Persian

جنسی زدایی کردن

تمایلات میل جنسی خود را به سمت دیگری هدایت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

cinsiyetten arındırmak

kişinin şehvetli dürtülerini başka bir yöne yönlendirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

ביטול מיניות

לכוון את הדחפים הליבדיניים לכיוון אחר

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