unsexingn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈsɛksɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈsɛksɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unsex v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < unsex v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of unsex v. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > [noun] > absence of sex characteristics > causing

unsexing1775

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unsexing, making otherwise than the sex commonly is. Unsexing, the act of altering the sex from what it commonly is.

1796 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 260 Stella (among the Romans) was a man's name... Swift, I suppose, is authority for this unsexing.

1849 C. M. Kirkland in Family Favorite 1 89/1 The unsexing and unsphering that may ensue upon an indiscreet use of it [sc. school knowledge], surely it were best to send Grammar and History, Philosophy and Mathematics to the limbo of forgotten things, as far as females are concerned.

1911 Med. Standard May 156/1 If the doctrine of mental sexuality be sound, as we believe it is, then the removal of the sexual apparatus means even more than physiological unsexing.

2004 T. Wolfe I am Charlotte Simmons xii. 265 He will drown all over again in the shame of lying still for his own unsexing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

unsexingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈsɛksɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈsɛksɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unsex v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < unsex v. + -ing suffix².

That causes someone to lack or lose the characteristics, attributes, or qualities conventionally associated with his or her sex; esp. that is not appropriate to or suitable for a woman; unfeminine.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > absence of sex characteristics

sexless1605

unspecificate1734

unsexed1749

unsexual?1785

asexual1795

unsexing1812

agamous1816

unsexual1873

gender-neutral1963

1812 Examiner 11 May 302/2 Her unsexing ambition.

a1963 O. Wilberforce Autobiogr. Pioneer Woman Doctor (1989) iv. 48 I told my parents I wanted to study Medicine. They refused me to do this. Among other things it was ‘unsexing’.

1993 Sunday Times (Nexis) 6 June The girl..feels sorry for the Lisbons in their unsexing frocks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unsexing
释义	unsexingn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈsɛksɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈsɛksɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unsex v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < unsex v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of unsex v. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [noun] > absence of sex characteristics > causing unsexing1775 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unsexing, making otherwise than the sex commonly is. Unsexing, the act of altering the sex from what it commonly is. 1796 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 260 Stella (among the Romans) was a man's name... Swift, I suppose, is authority for this unsexing. 1849 C. M. Kirkland in Family Favorite 1 89/1 The unsexing and unsphering that may ensue upon an indiscreet use of it [sc. school knowledge], surely it were best to send Grammar and History, Philosophy and Mathematics to the limbo of forgotten things, as far as females are concerned. 1911 Med. Standard May 156/1 If the doctrine of mental sexuality be sound, as we believe it is, then the removal of the sexual apparatus means even more than physiological unsexing. 2004 T. Wolfe I am Charlotte Simmons xii. 265 He will drown all over again in the shame of lying still for his own unsexing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). unsexingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈsɛksɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈsɛksɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unsex v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < unsex v. + -ing suffix². That causes someone to lack or lose the characteristics, attributes, or qualities conventionally associated with his or her sex; esp. that is not appropriate to or suitable for a woman; unfeminine. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [adjective] > absence of sex characteristics sexless1605 unspecificate1734 unsexed1749 unsexual?1785 asexual1795 unsexing1812 agamous1816 unsexual1873 gender-neutral1963 1812 Examiner 11 May 302/2 Her unsexing ambition. a1963 O. Wilberforce Autobiogr. Pioneer Woman Doctor (1989) iv. 48 I told my parents I wanted to study Medicine. They refused me to do this. Among other things it was ‘unsexing’. 1993 Sunday Times (Nexis) 6 June The girl..feels sorry for the Lisbons in their unsexing frocks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1775adj.1812
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