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anti-aphrodisiac

an·ti-aph·ro·dis·i·ac
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee af-ruh-dee-ze-ak, -diz-ee-ak]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˌæf rəˈdi zɛˌæk, -ˈdɪz iˌæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.
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