inceldom

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English

Etymology

From incel +‎ -dom.

Noun

inceldom (uncountable)

  1. The state of being involuntarily celibate.
    Synonyms: incelhood, incelism
    • 2017, Ed Pitt, "Sick Sad World", Farrago (University of Melbourne), Edition 1 (2017), page 29:
      In between all of the blame shifting and backhanded advice, some incels attempt to discuss a solution to their 'inceldom'.
    • 2018 October 30, Judah Weinerman, “Meet incels, the internet's resident anti-women hate brigades”, in The Justice, Brandeis University, page 11:
      If all men knew the truth about modern gender roles, incels argue, proper gender roles could be restored and their inceldom would be at end.
    • 2020 April, D. J. Williams, Michael Arntfield, “Extreme Sex-Negativity: An Examination of Helplessness, Hopelessness, and Misattribution of Blame Among 'Incel' Multiple Homicide Offenders”, in Journal of Positive Sexuality, volume 6, number 1, page 35:
      An early study on inceldom, published nearly two decades ago, further suggested that involuntary celibacy is likely a combination of timing and both the sequencing and duration of sexual behavior (or lack thereof), and that there are three types of incels, segmented according to different relationship status (Donnelly, et al., 2001).