hypersexualise
Make overly sexual
To hypersexualise is to make something or someone excessively sexual, often inappropriately.
The term usually appears in criticism of media, advertising, or culture that presents people—especially women and children—in overtly sexual ways: Critics argue that the fashion industry hypersexualises young girls.
Also spelled hypersexualize.
Make sexual in nature
- objectifyTreat as mere thing
- fetishizeObsess over unhealthily
- commodifyConvert into tradeable goods
- exploitNotable act or abuse
degrade · dehumanize · eroticize · titillate · leer · ogle · voyeurism · male gaze
Emphasize sexuality excessively
- overemphasizeStress something too much
- sensationalizeExaggerate for impact
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- inflateFill with gas
dramatize · overplay · heighten · intensify · magnify · escalate · tabloid · scandal
Compulsive female libido disorder
- erotomaniaDelusion of being loved
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- disorderAbsence of organization
obsession · fixation · libido · dysregulation · paraphilia · compulsive · behavioral
sexualize
Make sexual in nature
exploit · degrade · dehumanize · eroticize · titillate · leer · ogle · voyeurism · male gaze · exploitation
oversexualize
Emphasize sexuality excessively
- overemphasizeStress something too much
- sensationalizeExaggerate for impact
- amplifyIncrease in strength
inflate · dramatize · overplay · heighten · intensify · magnify · escalate · tabloid · scandal · shock
nymphomania
Compulsive female libido disorder
- erotomaniaDelusion of being loved
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
disorder · obsession · fixation · libido · dysregulation · paraphilia · compulsive · behavioral
hypersexualisedesexualize
Remove erotic charge from
sanitize · censor · bowdlerize · tone down · purify