sex object
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- noun
- /sɛks ˈɑbdʒɛkt/
- Offensive
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objeto sexual
- There is pressure to conform to the social construct that labels women as sex objects, nothing more, nothing less.
- women as sex objects
She's given to this warrior as a sex object.
- She's given to this warrior as a sex object.
Examples
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I think it was because you treated me as a sex object.
Fiction book (1992) -
And when you see people as sex objects, certainly you're not training yourself to be in a healthy relationship.
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"My first goal is to get you to think of me as a sex object instead of a brother."
Fiction book (1999) -
A lot of guys struggle to see women as more than just sex objects for a number of years.
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Women are tired of being seen as sex objects or regarded as no more than vehicles for reproduction.
Blog text (30) -
In many movies, women are often portrayed merely as sex objects, lacking depth and individuality.
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The advertisement was criticized for reducing women to sex objects to sell the product.
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She spoke out against the trend of depicting men and women as sex objects in popular media.
How Objectified
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'sex' (relating to sexual activity or sexuality) + 'object' (a person or thing toward which actions/feelings are directed), so 'sex object' is transparently a person treated as an object of sexual desire. This noun‑noun composition and the concept 'object of X' is common cross‑linguistically, making it readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Sex object comes from a simple, strong picture: the word object means a thing and sex points to sexual desire, so the phrase paints a person as a thing to be looked at for sex. So, it means someone seen only for 'sexual desire' and not as a whole person.