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anaphrodisiac
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an·aph·ro·dis·i·a  (n-fr-dz-, -dzh)
n.
Decline or absence of sexual desire.
[Greek anaphrodsi, want of power to inspire love : an-, without; see a-1 + aphrodsi, sexual pleasures; see aphrodisiac.]
an·aphro·disi·ac (n-fr-dz-k) adj. & n.
anaphrodisiac [ˌænæfrəˈdɪzɪˌæk]
adj
(Medicine) tending to lessen sexual desire
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) an anaphrodisiac drug
anaphrodisia  n
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Adj.1.anaphrodisiac - tending to diminish sexual desireanaphrodisiac - tending to diminish sexual desire    
aphrodisiac, aphrodisiacal, sexy - exciting sexual desire
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Anaphrodisiacs are substances that are supposed to reduce desire - the exact opposite of aphrodisiacs - and both are probably mythical.
DR MIRIAM: I NEED A SEX SEDATIVE by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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