antaphrodisiac

English

WOTD – 27 May 2012

Etymology

ant- +‎ aphrodisiac

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /æntæfɹəˈdɪzɪˌæk/, /æntæfɹəˈdiʒɪˌæk/
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Hyphenation: an‧taph‧ro‧di‧si‧ac

Adjective

antaphrodisiac (not comparable)

Capable of reducing the sex drive.

Translations

capable of reducing the sex drive

Catalan: anafrodisíac m
German: anaphrodisisch
Icelandic: lostakælandi m, sem dregur úr kynhvöt (is) m
Portuguese: antiafrodisíaco
Romanian: antafrodisiac m
Spanish: antiafrodisíaco, anafrodisiaco m, antierótico m
Swedish: anafrodisisk (rare)

Noun

antaphrodisiac (plural antaphrodisiacs)

A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.

Synonyms

anaphrodisiac

Translations

substance capable of reducing the sex drive

Catalan: anafrodisíac m, anafrodisíaca f, antiafrodisíac m, antiafrodisíaca f
German: Anaphrodisiakum (de) n, Antaphrodisiakum (de) n
Icelandic: lostakælir m
Japanese: 制淫薬 (せいいんやく, sei'in'yaku)
Portuguese: antiafrodisíaco m
Romanian: antiafrodisiac m
Spanish: antiafrodisíaco m, anafrodisiaco m
Swedish: anafrodisiakum n (rare)

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