sex-starved
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Definition
Adjective: * Desiring but deprived of sexual gratification: Experiencing a strong, unmet desire or need for sexual activity, often due to a prolonged lack of it.
Usage
This adjective describes a state of intense sexual frustration or longing resulting from deprivation. It is often used informally and can carry a humorous, hyperbolic, or critical tone. It typically modifies a person or, less commonly, a group.
Examples
- He complained to his friends that he felt sex-starved after his partner went on a long business trip.
- The novel's protagonist is portrayed as a sex-starved widow seeking passion.
- Some tabloids describe the characters as a group of sex-starved teenagers.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used metaphorically or hyperbolically to describe an intense craving for non-sexual things, though this is an extended, figurative use.
- The art critic described the film as sex-starved for genuine emotion, filled only with empty spectacle.
Variants and Related Words
- Frustrated (adj): Feeling upset or annoyed due to inability to change or achieve something, including sexual desires.
- Deprived (adj): Denied the possession or use of something, which can contextually imply a lack of sexual activity.
Synonyms
- Frustrated
- Deprived (in context)
- Lustful (emphasizes desire more than deprivation)
- Horny (very informal, emphasizes desire)
Antonyms
- Satisfied
- Sated
- Fulfilled
Related Idioms & Phrases
- (To be) in a dry spell: (Informal idiom) Experiencing a period without sexual activity.
- He joked about being in a six-month dry spell.
- (To have) a high libido: (Neutral phrase) To have a strong inherent sex drive, without the implication of deprivation.
- She has a high libido, but is in a satisfying relationship.
Adjective
- desiring but deprived of sexual gratification