Retransition
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Another transition.
"The content of the development is harder to define; it may include new material, but typically involves development of motives and themes from the exposition leading to a retransition."
- 1 To transition again.; To undergo another transition.
"With apologies to my friends who have detransitioned or retransitioned if I get this wrong, this is what I've learned."
- 2 To transition again.; To return to one's birth-assigned gender after having undergone gender reassignment; to detransition.
"Finally, some who embrace the psychological paradigm critique transition-affirmative approaches by pointing to studies showing that a statistically significant number of people who have undergone transition – one 2009 study suggests up to 8 percent – have later expressed regrets, with some even deciding to retransition back to their birth sex."
Example
More examples"The content of the development is harder to define; it may include new material, but typically involves development of motives and themes from the exposition leading to a retransition."
Etymology
From re- + transition.
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