anti-erotic
adjective
an·ti-erot·ic
ˌan-tē-i-ˈrä-tik 
ˌan-tī-
: tending to decrease feelings of sexual love or desire
Which made me realize that even a manʼs mere existence on Facebook is anti-erotic.—
Kate Carraway
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The anti-erotic Christianity that Monica professed condemned the vanity of human learning and encouraged chastity.
—Mark Lilla, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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Mark Lilla, Harper's Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Anti-erotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-erotic. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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