Meaning of gender dysphoria | Babel Free
Definitions
A profound and persistent unhappiness caused by having characteristics (body parts, clothing, etc) of, or being perceived as, a gender different from one's gender identity, experienced especially by transgender people.
Equivalents
العربية
اِضْطِرَاب هُوِيَّة جِنْسِيّ
Ελληνικά
δυσφορία φύλου
Español
disforia de género
Français
dysphorie de genre
Italiano
incongruenza di genere
한국어
성별 불쾌감
Nederlands
genderdysforie
Português
disforia de gênero
Русский
гендерная дисфория
Svenska
könsdysfori
Examples
“The Saturday workshops focused mainly on the situations that the professionals may encounter in their work⟳. Since these people would be dealing most often with those feeling gender disforia ^([sic]) (a discomfort about their gender or their need⟳ to cross-dress), the discussion centered around people in the subculture with problems.”
“In the latest version of the DSM (the DSM-5) released in May 2013, the association changed the name⟳ from GID to “gender dysphoria.” According to the American Psychiatric Association, they changed the name⟳ “to better characterize the experiences of affected children, adolescents, and adults” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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