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whorification

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English

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Etymology

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From whore +‎ -ification.

Noun

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whorification (uncountable)

  1. The process of coming to regard somebody as a whore, or as sexually promiscuous.
    • 2013, Jason D. Hill, Civil Disobedience and the Politics of Identity, page 66:
      At the heart of the whorification of women lies an uneasy recognition: that sexually woman is a potent, living and breathing figure. She is powerful in that she can function as a catalyst of male desire and sinful aggression.