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heteropessimism.

Disillusionment with heterosexuality, typically expressed in an ironic, performative manner and grounded in an essentialist or deterministic view of gender relations.

15 characters6 syllables approx.English language

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noun
  1. Disillusionment with heterosexuality, typically expressed in an ironic, performative manner and grounded in an essentialist or deterministic view of gender relations.

    neologism · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From hetero- + pessimism, coined by sexuality scholar Asa Seresin, see quotations.

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