autochorissexual

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Anthony Bogaert in 2012, from auto- + χωρίς (khōrís, “without”) + -sexual, for a rough meaning of "without-self-sexual." === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɔː.tə.kɔː.ɹəˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɔ.tə.kɔ.ɹəˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/, /ˌɔ.toʊ.kɔ.ɹəˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ Rhymes: -ɛkʃuəl, -ɛkʃuːəl Hyphenation: au‧to‧cho‧ris‧sex‧ual === Adjective === autochorissexual (comparative more autochorissexual, superlative most autochorissexual) Experiencing sexual arousal or fantasies disconnected from oneself and/or without an active desire for partnered sexual activity. Synonym: aegosexual 2015, Parul Modi, "Do men and women with asexual identities show low category specificity in their patterns of sexual attraction and attention to male and female swimsuit models?", thesis submitted to California State University, Fullerton: The fact that some asexuals masturbate, but separate this activity from images of themselves as sexual and from sexual fantasies, supports the notion that some asexuals might be autochorissexual (Bogaert, 2012). For more quotations using this term, see Citations:autochorissexual. ==== Related terms ==== autochorissexualism autochorissexuality === References ===