heteropessimism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

heteropessimism

Etymology

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

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