apothisexual

English

Etymology

    From Greek απωθώ (apothó, “to repulse”) +‎ -sexual.

    Adjective

    apothisexual (comparative more apothisexual, superlative most apothisexual)

    1. (neologism) Being on the asexual spectrum and being repulsed by sexual acts.
      • 2025 June 13, Randolph C. H. Chan, Fei Nga Hung, “Sexual, Romantic, and Community Experiences of Individuals at the Intersection of Autism and Asexuality”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 54, number 6, New York, N.Y.: Springer Science+Business Media, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2202, column 1:
        More than two-thirds of the participants identified as asexual (67.3%), followed by graysexual (11.8%), demisexual (10.0%), questioning if asexual/graysexual/demisexual (8.2%), and other identities on the asexual spectrum (e.g., aceflux, aegosexual, akiosexual/lithsexual, apothisexual, and quoisexual) (2.7%).

    Coordinate terms

    sexual orientation adjectivesedit

    Derived terms

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