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gender dysphoria
noun
: a distressed state arising from conflict between a person's gender identity and the sex the person was identified as having at birth
also
: a condition marked by such distress
Examples of gender dysphoria in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Utah: In January 2023, Governor Spencer Cox signed a bill that prohibits transgender surgery for youth and disallows hormone treatments for minors who have not yet been diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
—Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 19 Apr. 2024
While many major medical organizations recommend hormone treatments and other health care for minors with gender dysphoria, conservatives in states around the country have pushed to ban the care.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2024
The two, identified in court filings by the pseudonyms Pam Poe and Jane Doe, were diagnosed with gender dysphoria and have taken puberty blockers and estrogen therapy.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2024
The school knew about her gender dysphoria diagnosis, Farr says, describing it simply as a medical issue.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Specifically, the researchers observe that natal male veterans who were diagnosed with gender dysphoria and/or prescribed estrogen or estradiol have almost double the incidence of thyroid cancer compared with other male veterans.
—Ian Kingsbury, National Review, 9 Jan. 2024
The Dutch doctors reasoned that puberty blockers could give young patients with gender dysphoria time to explore their identity and decide whether to proceed with hormones to ultimately transition.
—Azeen Ghorayshi, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The group notes that major medical associations have recognized that gender-confirmation surgery can be critical for the treatment of gender dysphoria.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
As the Legislature overrides Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of House Bill 68, the governor has proposed rules that would regulate treatment for adults and children with gender dysphoria.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Gender dysphoria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20dysphoria. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
Medical Definition
gender dysphoria
noun
: a distressed state arising from conflict between a person's gender identity and the sex the person was identified as having at birth
Nonbinary people may or may not use medical approaches to align their identities and physical bodies, and, like transgender people, some nonbinary people experience gender dysphoria while others do not.—Elizabeth Kukura, Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
also
: a condition marked by such distress
Scientists have no conclusive explanation for what causes some people to feel dissonance between their gender identity and aspects of their anatomy. In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association updated its manual, replacing the term "gender identity disorder," with one that is less stigmatizing, "gender dysphoria." —The New York Times
compare gender euphoria
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