What does "neuroqueer" mean?

The state or quality of being neuroqueer.

What is a synonym for "neuroqueer"?

Common synonyms include: neuroqueerness.

Pronounced //ˈnjʊə.ɹəʊˈkwɪə//.

//ˈnjʊə.ɹəʊˈkwɪə// adj, noun, verb

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Noun

1
The state or quality of being neuroqueer. neologism, uncountable
"Neuroqueer is a queer/crip response to normative discussions about gender, sexuality, and disability as pathology."
2
One who belongs to the neuroqueer community. countable, neologism
"In this regard, the potential of a prosthetic, specialized environment is the always-now —any change could result in neuroqueers backsliding into neuroqueerity."

Verb

1
To make or become neuroqueer. neologism
"I believe in the potentialities of autistic stories and gestures, of neuroqueering what we've come to understand as language and being."

Adjective

1
Belonging to, characteristic of, or related to the intersection of neurodivergence and queerness, particularly autism and LGBT identities. neologism
"Whether discussed in clinical journals or in media accounts, ABA purports to change neural pathways, rewire neuroqueer brains, and ford synapses."

"Whether discussed in clinical journals or in media accounts, ABA purports to change neural pathways, rewire neuroqueer brains, and ford synapses."

From neuro- + queer.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.