involuntary sexual abstinence involuntary celibacy At least seven mass murders, resulting in a total of 46 deaths, have been committed since 2014 by men who have either self-identified as incels or who had mentioned incel-related names and writings in their private writings or Internet postings. Incel communities have been criticized by researchers and the media for being misogynistic, encouraging violence, spreading extremist views, and radicalizing their members. Primarily sexual frustration experienced by those who label themselves as "incels" (involuntary celibates). Broadly, any person who wants to be sexually active, but is held back by social rules and laws. inceldom incelhood incelibacy sexual frustration involuntary celibate inceldom