Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rapid-onset gender dysphoria

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: rapid-on-set -gen-der dys-pho-ria
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A controversial and scientifically unsupported subset of gender dysphoria claimed to be caused by social influence.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Rapid onset gender dysphoria, by contrast, usually only relates to biological females, and is determined by a sudden acknowledgment they may be trans with little to no prior signals."

Etymology

Coined by Lisa Littman in July 2016. First appeared in a notice posted to a gender-critical blog and was later popularized by a 2018 paper by Littman.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

rapid onset gender dysphoria (alternative)

Synonyms

ROGD

Questions

What does rapid-onset gender dysphoria mean?: A controversial and scientifically unsupported subset of gender dysphoria claimed to be caused by social influence.
Where does rapid-onset gender dysphoria come from?: Coined by Lisa Littman in July 2016. First appeared in a notice posted to a gender-critical blog and was later popularized by a 2018 paper by Littman.

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