nonconsensual
adjective
non·con·sen·su·al
ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 
-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 …
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At the precipice of her highest-profile role yet, Stalter is contemplating what the project might mean for nonconsensual probing into her own life.
—Anna Peele, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
Of course, this is all happening in the context of our medical establishment's racist history: For many years, the US carried out nonconsensual medical experiments on African Americans, which may also lead to lingering distrust today.
—Kayla Greaves, SELF, 3 July 2025
Hunt’s case took issue with Guidepost’s portrayal of the encounter with a deference to Womack’s allegations of a nonconsensual encounter.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In May, the U.S. passed the Take It Down Act, which criminalizes nonconsensual deepfake imagery and mandates social media companies to remove such material from their platforms 48 hours after they are notified of the deepfake.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 27 June 2025
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Anna Peele, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
Of course, this is all happening in the context of our medical establishment's racist history: For many years, the US carried out nonconsensual medical experiments on African Americans, which may also lead to lingering distrust today.
—Kayla Greaves, SELF, 3 July 2025
Hunt’s case took issue with Guidepost’s portrayal of the encounter with a deference to Womack’s allegations of a nonconsensual encounter.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In May, the U.S. passed the Take It Down Act, which criminalizes nonconsensual deepfake imagery and mandates social media companies to remove such material from their platforms 48 hours after they are notified of the deepfake.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 27 June 2025
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“Nonconsensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsensual. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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