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anaphrodisiac

[ an-af-ruh-dee-zee-ak, -diz-ee- ]

adjective

  1. capable of diminishing sexual desire.


noun

  1. an anaphrodisiac agent.

anaphrodisiac

/ ˌææڰəˈɪɪˌæ /

adjective

  1. tending to lessen sexual desire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an anaphrodisiac drug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԲˈ徱, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of anaphrodisiac1

First recorded in 1815–25; an- 1 + aphrodisiac
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By contrast, a shorter duration of melatonin production – typical of summer – was linked to the formation of the alternative form of the protein, which increases the growth of blood vessels and acts as an anaphrodisiac.

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Here it stems from a yapping poodle that acts as a crucial anaphrodisiac and which, even in death, shows an astonishing capacity to nip ankles.

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For more than a decade, reviewers have been wearied by Raine's schoolboyish anal-fixation, which continues unimpeded, supplying a rush of anaphrodisiac prose.

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Uses.—The anaphrodisiac virtues attributed to this plant and to all the water-lily family are purely imaginary.

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Charcot, indeed, it is said, used to declare that the only anaphrodisiac in which he had any confidence was that used by the uncle of Heloïse in the case of Abelard.

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