nonconsensual

adjective

non·​con·​sen·​su·​al ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl How to pronounce nonconsensual (audio)
-shəl,
-shü-əl
: not agreed to by one or more of the people involved : not consensual
nonconsensual sex
nonconsensually adverb
… I pointed out that it's always painful and infuriating when people are nonconsensually manipulated into humiliating themselves to make someone else's point … Carol Queen

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Most recently, four additional women came forward in a New York cover story with allegations involving nonconsensual BDSM. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025 Additional nonconsensual deepfake Telegram channels and bots later identified by WIRED show the scale of the problem. Matt Burgess, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024 Jones said in a post to X that nonconsensual, AI generated content victimizes vulnerable Tennesseans, specifically women and children. Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 The term first grabbed headlines in early 2018 when its use as a tool for generating fake, nonconsensual pornographic images evoked widespread public outrage. Eyal Benishti, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonconsensual 

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonconsensual was in 1845

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“Nonconsensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsensual. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

Legal Definition

nonconsensual

adjective
non·​con·​sen·​su·​al
ˌnän-kən-ˈsen-chə-wəl
: not involving consent : not consented to
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