Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gender dysphoria

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: gen-der dys-pho-ria
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A profound and persistent unhappiness caused by having characteristics (body parts, clothing, etc) of, or being perceived as, a certain gender or sex, experienced especially by transgender people.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Saturday workshops focused mainly on the situations that the professionals may encounter in their work. Since these people would be dealing most often with those feeling gender disforia ^([sic]) (a discomfort about their gender or their need to cross-dress), the discussion centered around people in the subculture with problems."
"In the latest version of the DSM (the DSM-5) released in May 2013, the association changed the name from GID to “gender dysphoria.” According to the American Psychiatric Association, they changed the name “to better characterize the experiences of affected children, adolescents, and adults” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013)."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

gender dysphorias (plural)

Phrases

rapid-onset gender dysphoria

Synonyms

GD gender identity disorder

Antonyms

gender euphoria

Questions

What does gender dysphoria mean?: A profound and persistent unhappiness caused by having characteristics (body parts, clothing, etc) of, or being perceived as, a certain gender or sex, experienced especially by transgender people.

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