Retransition

//ˌɹi.tɹænˈzɪ.ʃən// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

Verb
  1. 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. 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."

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"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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