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hypersexual

American  
[hahy-per-sek-shoo-uhl, -seks-yoo-] / ˌhaɪ pərˈsɛk ʃu əl, -ˈsɛks yu- /

adjective

  1. unusually or excessively active sexually, or overly concerned with sexual matters.


noun

  1. a person who is hypersexual.

Other Word Forms

  • hypersexuality noun
  • hypersexually adverb

Etymology

Origin of hypersexual

First recorded in 1940–45; hyper- + sexual

Example Sentences

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"Here’s what I’ve learned about myself from doing this kind of work: I’ve learned that I’m not hypersexual at all, actually, which in the long run has cost me money," the star explained to the Daily Beast.

From Fox News

Especially in America, we see the black body as something that feels almost superhuman in strength or agility and is hypersexual.

From New York Times

For hundreds of years, images of the black body as hypersexual, aggressive, brutalised and bestial have slipped into the bloodstream of society; as Sargent points out, it matters who gets to be an image-maker, who has agency over how their community is presented and perceived.

From The Guardian

Reports have surfaced about a minority of people who undergo DBS for Parkinson’s disease becoming hypersexual, or developing other impulse-control issues.

From Nature

The performances would stereotype black men and women as ignorant, hypersexual, superstitious, lazy people who were prone to thievery and cowardice.

From Seattle Times