transvestism

[ trans-ves-tiz-uhm, tranz- ]

/ trænsˈvɛs tɪz əm, trænz- /

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noun

Psychiatry. the practice, especially of those assigned male at birth, of wearing clothing usually associated with a different sex for psychological or sexual gratification.

Offensive. the practice of crossdressing.

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Also trans·ves·ti·tism

[trans-ves-ti-tiz-uhm, tranz-]. /trænsˈvɛs tɪˌtɪz əm, trænz-/.

Origin of transvestism

First recorded in 1925–30; from German Transvestismus, from Latin trāns-, preposition and prefix + vest(īre) “to clothe” + German -ismus; see origin at trans-, vest, -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM transvestism

trans·ves·tic, adjective

Words nearby transvestism

transverse process, transverse section, transverse vibrations, transverse wave, transverter, transvestism, transvestite, trans woman, Transylvania, Transylvanian Alps, tranter

How to use transvestism in a sentence

As I have already pointed out, transvestism in either women or men by no means necessarily involves inversion.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis