# celibacy syndrome

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A media hypothesis proposing that a growing number of Japanese adults have lost interest in intimate activity and as a result have lost interest in romantic love, dating and marriage.

## Etymology
From Japanese, セックスしない症候群, sekkusu shinai shōkōgun (literally "no-sex syndrome").

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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