incel
Someone who desires a sexual relationship but considers themselves unable to attract a…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.
» Tom was looking at some incel forum.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, informal, rare, uncountable)"Involuntary celibacy": the state of being not sexually active despite wishing to be.
(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 sentencesTom was looking at some incel forum.
Tom's incel rant didn't go over well.
Tom is an incel.
Incels aren't necessarily virgins.
Incels can also get married.
Translations
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Forms
plural: incelsSynonyms
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