nonconsensual

adjective

non·con·sen·su·al ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl

-shəl,

-shü-əl

: not agreed to by one or more of the people involved : not consensual

nonconsensual sex

nonconsensually adverb

… I pointed out that it's always painful and infuriating when people are nonconsensually manipulated into humiliating themselves to make someone else's point … —

Carol Queen

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The term first grabbed headlines in early 2018 when its use as a tool for generating fake, nonconsensual pornographic images evoked widespread public outrage. —

Eyal Benishti, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Although lobotomies were once common in the U.S., many of them nonconsensual, the American Medical Association denounced the practice as early as 1941 — barely half a decade after Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz invented the procedure. —

Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Dec. 2024 In Maryland, second-degree rape covers a range of nonconsensual acts. —

Dan Morse, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024 For years, nonconsensual deepfake pornography has been used to harass, silence, shame, and abuse women. —

Matt Burgess, WIRED, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonconsensual