Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, informal, rare, uncountable)"Involuntary celibacy": the state of being not sexually active despite wishing to be.

  2. (countable, uncountable)Someone (especially a man) who desires a sexual relationship but considers themselves unable to attract a partner; (often specifically), a member of an online subculture of people who identify in this way, often adopting resentful or misogynistic attitudes towards women as a result.

    Incel

    инце́лincél, инце́лкаincélka

    інце́лincél, інце́лкаincélka

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom was looking at some incel forum.

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  2. Tom's incel rant didn't go over well.

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  3. Tom is an incel.

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  4. Incels aren't necessarily virgins.

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  5. Incels can also get married.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
member of an online subculture unable to find a romantic or sexual partner:
Русский
By meaning 1
member of an online subculture unable to find a romantic or sexual partner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
member of an online subculture unable to find a romantic or sexual partner:
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