antaphrodisiac

English

WOTD – 27 May 2012

Etymology

From ant- +‎ aphrodisiac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æntæfɹəˈdɪzɪˌæk/, /æntæfɹəˈdiʒɪˌæk/

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• Hyphenation: an‧taph‧ro‧di‧si‧ac

Adjective

antaphrodisiac (not comparable)

1. 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: antiafrodiziac n, anafrodiziac (ro) n
• Spanish: antiafrodisíaco, anafrodisiaco m, antierótico m
• Swedish: anafrodisisk (rare)

Noun

antaphrodisiac (plural antaphrodisiacs)

1. 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: antiafrodiziac n, anafrodiziac (ro) n
• Spanish: antiafrodisíaco m, anafrodisiaco m
• Swedish: anafrodisiakum n (rare)