misgender
Americanverb (used with object)
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misgenders,
present (3rd person singular)
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misgendered,
past, past participle
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misgendering
present participle
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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misgendersimple
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misgenderssimple
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have misgenderedperfect
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has misgenderedperfect
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am misgenderingprogressive
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are misgenderingprogressive
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is misgenderingprogressive
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have been misgenderingperfect progressive
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has been misgenderingperfect progressive
Past
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misgenderedsimple
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had misgenderedperfect
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was misgenderingprogressive
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were misgenderingprogressive
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had been misgenderingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of misgender
Example Sentences
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Kimberley: “We weren’t going to misgender a beloved class pet.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
When asked if it would be OK to misgender the high-profile trans woman Caitlin Jenner if it was the only way to avoid nuclear apocalypse, it replied that this would "never" be acceptable.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
"Nobody should have to misgender themselves in order to book a flight," Wyden wrote.
From Reuters ● Jul. 1, 2022
I don’t worry about being judged for sharing my pronouns or correcting others when they misgender me.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022
For example, trans women and men worry that it threatens to make them go by names that misgender them, or otherwise call painful attention to their pre-transition experiences.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2015
Hunter Schafer, the trans performer nominated for her lead performance in “Cuckoo,” revealed this week that her newly-issued passport misgenders her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2025
As a running gag in one episode, he’s called to add cash to the “Pronoun Jar” whenever he misgenders or deadnames his daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
My 3-year-old consistently misgenders his beloved preschool teacher, “Miss Angela.”
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2021
When she misgenders the dog she shares with Gabby, Gabby barely bats an eye.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2020
You hosted a CBC documentary about nonbinary identity recently, it must be disheartening to see people here getting their passports forcibly misgendered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
Dr Upton's legal team, who said the medic was deeply hurt by being misgendered, will be able to refer to their client as female.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
Ross mentions other incidents on the "American Horror Story" set, including an interaction in which her co-star Emma Roberts misgendered her.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2023
“I don’t want my friends to be misgendered and deadnamed every single day just because they don’t want to come out to their parents,” Leo said.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
On his first day as bishop, during a video call, Rohrer said he was misgendered and ridiculed for featuring drag queens at his ordination.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
The BBC has learned that NHS Fife has scheduled a conduct hearing this Friday to examine allegations against Ms Peggie of misconduct, failures of patient care and misgendering Dr Upton.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025
“Our policy talks about treating people with respect, and if you are misgendering somebody, that is not respectful.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
“By misgendering, essentially what we’re sharing with the individual is that we’re not validating their experience or their identity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
You’re worried you’re going to offend somebody by misgendering them completely innocently.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
The company kept on is books a policy prohibiting the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals,” which some transgender advocates had worried would be removed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
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