antaphrodisiac

antaphrodisiac

English

WOTD – 27 May 2012

Etymology

ant- +‎ aphrodisiac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æntæfɹəˈdɪzɪˌæk/
• 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: antafrodisiac m Spanish: antiafrodisíaco Swedish: anafrodisisk (rare)

Noun

antaphrodisiac (plural antaphrodisiacs)

1. A 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 n, Antaphrodisiakum n Icelandic: lostakælir m Portuguese: antiafrodisíaco m

Romanian: antiafrodisiac m Spanish: antiafrodisíaco m Swedish: anafrodisiakum n (rare)