gender dysphoria

[ jen-der dis-fawr-ee-uh ]

/ ˈdʒɛn dər dɪsˌfɔr i ə /

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noun

a psychological condition marked by significant emotional distress and impairment in life functioning, caused by a lack of congruence between gender identity and sex assigned at birth.

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Also called, Usually Offensive, gender identity disorder .

Origin of gender dysphoria

First recorded in 1970–75

usage note for gender dysphoria

Some transgender individuals and their advocates object to the use of the word "disorder" to describe this condition and therefore reject use of the variant term gender identity disorder, which was once used more widely. However, others feel that classifying it as a disorder may facilitate access to medical care related to the condition.

Words nearby gender dysphoria

gender bender, gender binary, gender-blind, gender-diverse, gender diversity, gender dysphoria, gendered, gender equality, gender expression, gender-fluid, gender gap

How to use gender dysphoria in a sentence

Kinney also provided the department’s guidelines for assessment and treatment of inmates diagnosed with gender dysphoria dated January 2019.
Transgender inmate sues Va. women’s prison to have breasts removed|Justin Wm. Moyer|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
A 2017 study led by a team of Dutch researchers showed that gender dysphoria and body dissatisfaction plummeted after these procedures.
LGBTQ myths debunked with science and facts|Vanessa Falcon, Pamela Rentz and Mary Stapp|June 17, 2021|Washington Blade
However not all gender-diverse people have gender dysphoria.
Nearly 10% Of Youth In One Urban School District Identify As Gender-Diverse, New Study Finds|LGBTQ-Editor|June 5, 2021|No Straight News
This may be associated with gender dysphoria – the distress associated with the incongruence between sex assigned at birth and gender identity.
Nearly 10% Of Youth In One Urban School District Identify As Gender-Diverse, New Study Finds|LGBTQ-Editor|June 5, 2021|No Straight News

Charlie’s parents had been attending a local parent group that helped them better understand gender dysphoria.
I’m A Pediatrician Who Cares For Transgender Kids – Here’s What You Need To Know About Social Support, Puberty Blockers And Other Medical Options That Improve Lives Of Transgender Youth|LGBTQ-Editor|April 17, 2021|No Straight News
There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Gender roles exceed the biological circumstances of childbirth and they are, perhaps, much less likely to change.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There have been changes in our society on issues of sexual and gender justice.
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The unfortunate reality is that race, gender, and economic status do matter when justice is meted out.
The Post-Brown and Garner Question: Who ‘Deserves’ to Die?|Goldie Taylor|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That they will leverage their voices and their power to make real change to improve gender diversity.
Tech’s Male ‘Feminists’ Aren’t Helping|Cate Huston, Karen Catlin|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are sometimes represented as being of both sexes, all having the power to change their gender.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
Though we may not have followed the Greek rule, we to the present day always look upon a ship as of the feminine gender.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves|W.H.G. Kingston
The sacred scriptures, in Hebrews, bestow on him the masculine gender, and so do the authors of the Greek version.
Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon,|Anonymous
But the gender must be changed, when it becomes necessary to speak of separate numbers.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
It is only in the conjugations that the principle of gender becomes lost in that of vitality.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for gender dysphoria

gender dysphoria

noun

a condition in which a person feels uncertainty or anxiety about his or her birth gender

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Medical definitions for gender dysphoria

gender dysphoria

A persistent unease with having the physical characteristics of one's gender, accompanied by strong identification with the opposite gender and a desire to live as or to become a member of the opposite gender.