Miso – Beginning of Misopsiméno, Greek word meaning rare. “Me-Soap-See-Men-O” | “Me-So”
GRASM – Gender, Romantics, A-Spec, and Sexual Minorities
Misosexual – Being able to experience sexual attraction, but it is dulled and muted, as if someone has sucked almost all of the life out of it. For those who identity as this, they may experience more fictional sexual attraction than In-Real-Life, or hardly any at all. Unlike Asexual, it is very possible and easy to experience attraction at times; it just tends to be quieter/harder to notice.
Misoromantic – Being able to experience romantic attraction, but it is dulled and muted, as if someone has sucked almost all of the life out of it. For those who identity as this, they may experience more fictional romantic attraction than In-Real-Life, or hardly any at all. Unlike Aromantic, it is very possible and easy to experience attraction at times; it just tends to be quieter/harder to notice.
Misosensual – Being able to experience sensual attraction, but it is dulled and muted, as if someone has sucked almost all of the life out of it. For those who identity as this, they may experience more fictional sensual attraction than In-Real-Life, or hardly any at all. It is very possible and easy to experience attraction at times; it just tends to be quieter/harder to notice.
Misoaesthetic – Being able to experience aesthetic attraction, but it is dulled and muted, as if someone has sucked almost all of the life out of it. For those who identity as this, they may experience more fictional aesthetic attraction than In-Real-Life, or hardly any at all. It is very possible and easy to experience attraction at times; it just tends to be quieter/harder to notice.
Misoalterous – Being able to experience alterous/emotional attraction, but it is dulled and muted, as if someone has sucked almost all of the life out of it. For those who identity as this, they may experience more fictional emotional attraction than In-Real-Life, or hardly any at all. It is very possible and easy to experience attraction at times; it just tends to be quieter/harder to notice.
Misoplatonic – Being able to experience platonic attraction, but it is dulled and muted, as if someone has sucked almost all of the life out of it. For those who identity as this, they may experience more fictional platonic attraction than In-Real-Life, or hardly any at all. It is very possible and easy to experience attraction at times; it just tends to be quieter/harder to notice.
Flags are in order of descriptions
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