noun
- substances or agents that reduce or suppress sexual desire or arousal
Usage: plural form; medical/pharmaceutical context
Examples
- Some medications have anaphrodisiacs as a side effect.
- Certain herbal remedies were historically believed to be anaphrodisiacs.
- The doctor explained that some antidepressants can act as anaphrodisiacs.
- Cold water was once considered one of the traditional anaphrodisiacs.
- Research into anaphrodisiacs has applications in treating hypersexuality disorders.