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Sublimation

nounid 136334·updated May 18, 2026
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(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable

polysemous

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plural
Sublimations
possessive
Sublimation's
pluralpossessive
Sublimations'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
§2
in chemistry, a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

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