as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
typically users of crystal meth report that the powerful stimulant leaves them feeling hypersexual as well as euphoric
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Recent Examples of hypersexual
Hyperbolic and hypersexual, lesbian pulp novels could famously be identified by their suggestive titles and salacious, punishing taglines.
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Trish Bendix
august 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
Many people with hypersexual behaviors feel intense feelings of guilt and shame, which can affect their mental health.2
Experts aren’t sure what causes hypersexuality.
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Wendy Wisner,
Health,
9 July 2025
Many Black women, fear confirming racist stereotypes that have historically painted them as hypersexual.
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Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
18 June 2025
Since European expansion into the Americas, white people have demonized Black people and portrayed them as undesirable, violent and hypersexual.
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Char Newton,
The Conversation,
18 Sep. 2023
See All Example Sentences for hypersexual
Trish Bendix
august 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
Many people with hypersexual behaviors feel intense feelings of guilt and shame, which can affect their mental health.2
Experts aren’t sure what causes hypersexuality.
—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
9 July 2025
Many Black women, fear confirming racist stereotypes that have historically painted them as hypersexual.
—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
18 June 2025
Since European expansion into the Americas, white people have demonized Black people and portrayed them as undesirable, violent and hypersexual.
—
Char Newton,
The Conversation,
18 Sep. 2023
See All Example Sentences for hypersexual
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypersexual
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The Democrats are also passionate about the Constitution, the rule of law and due process — all high ground positions.
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Even in some of the big, seemingly soulless companies, there’s a lot of really passionate people who want to make art.
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July 4th will be far hotter than normal for many and will follow several days in a row of intense heat.
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Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
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In March, the Miami Herald also joined Welty and the Croc Docs on a trip deep in the interior of the northern Everglades to track down lustful male pythons.
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Zhengyi Bai’s lustful Monostatos, disguised in the production as a hammy vampire, almost steals the show a time or two.
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The 10-minute score, with begins with a virtuosic timpani solo, is meant to evoke the libidinous atmosphere in Mexico City dance clubs in the 1980s.
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The confrontations result in wild, libidinous killing.
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“Hypersexual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypersexual. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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