Detransition

//ˌdi.tɹænˈzɪ.ʃən// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who detransitions.

    "But in 2020, after coming across detransition videos online, she began to doubt the gender-affirming model."

Verb
  1. 1
    To revert to one's original gender presentation, role, or identity. intransitive

    "People detransition because they may find it difficult to get jobs, or because of social ostracism, not passing in their target gender, family responsibilities, and so on."

Example

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"When did you start to detransition?"

Etymology

From de- + transition.

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gender identity

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