psychosexual
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- psychosexuality noun
- psychosexually adverb
Etymology
Origin of psychosexual
Example Sentences
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The imposingly lanky, gracefully handsome Elordi, born in Australia, has risen in profile over the last few years, thanks to roles in the hit series “Euphoria” and the psychosexual class-climbing thriller “Saltburn.”
From Los Angeles Times
The story misses the clinical bravado of David Mamet’s heists, the psychosexual menace of “The Grifters,” or — despite opening with a dictionary definition — the crooked community described in the David Maurer classic “The Big Con.”
From New York Times
Roger Ebert called “Johnny Guitar” “one of the most blatant psychosexual melodramas ever to disguise itself in that most commodious of genres, the western.”
From Los Angeles Times
Given the psychosexual complexity he cultivated, it’s little surprise that Picasso identified with the Minotaur — part bull, part man — who did battle in Greek mythology with Theseus in King Minos’s Cretan labyrinth.
From Washington Post
He also must undergo psychosexual counseling and was ordered to have no contact with any girls under the age of 18.
From Seattle Times
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