adjective
- stripped of sexual characteristics, appeal, or content; made asexual or non-sexual in nature
Usage: British spelling (American: desexualized); often used in academic or critical contexts
Examples
- The film was heavily edited to create a desexualised version suitable for family viewing.
- Critics argued that the advertisement desexualised the product by removing all human figures.
- The museum's desexualised presentation of the artwork focused on its historical significance rather than its sensuality.
- Some scholars believe that language can be desexualised through careful word choice.
- The desexualised uniforms were designed to be practical and professional.