celibacy syndrome
A media hypothesis proposing that a growing number of Japanese adults have lost…A media hypothesis proposing that a growing number of Japanese adults have lost interest in intimate activity and as a result have lost interest in romantic love, dating and marriage.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A media hypothesis proposing that a growing number of Japanese adults have lost interest in intimate activity and as a result have lost interest in romantic love, dating and marriage.
Origin
From Japanese, セックスしない症候群, sekkusu shinai shōkōgun (literally "no-sex syndrome").From Japanese, セックスしない症候群, sekkusu shinai shōkōgun (literally "no-sex syndrome").
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Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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