conversion therapy

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The practice of psychiatric or psychological treatment to attempt to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of an LGBT person; used especially as an attempt to turn gay people heterosexual.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolterapia de conversión

Françaisthérapie de conversion thérapie de réorientation sexuelle thérapie réparatrice

Portuguêsterapia de conversão

6 more languages

العربيةعِلَاج التَّحْوِيل

Suomieheytys eheytyshoito

Italianoterapia di conversione

한국어전환 치료

Русскийрепарати́вная терапи́я

தமிழ்போலி மருத்துவம்

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

conversion van Conversions converso conversus convert convertance

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