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- [an-tahy, an-tee af-ruh-dee-ze-ak, -diz-ee-ak]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˌæf rəˈdi zɛˌæk, -ˈdɪz iˌæk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [an-tahy, an-tee af-ruh-dee-ze-ak, -diz-ee-ak]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˌæf rəˈdi zɛˌæk, -ˈdɪz iˌæk/
Definitions of anti-aphrodisiac word
- adjective anti-aphrodisiac Also, aphrodisiacal [af-ruh-duh-zahy-uh-kuh l, -sahy-] /ˌæf rə dəˈzaɪ ə kəl, -ˈsaɪ-/ (Show IPA). arousing sexual desire. 1
- noun anti-aphrodisiac an aphrodisiac food, drug, potion, or other agent that arouses sexual desire. 1
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Origin of anti-aphrodisiac
First appearance:
before 1710 One of the 50% oldest English words
1710-20; < Greek aphrodīsiakós relating to love or desire, equivalent to aphrodī́si(os) of Aphrodite + -akos -ac
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Parts of speech for Anti-aphrodisiac
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
anti-aphrodisiac popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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