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Transvestism
noun
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Noun
- 1 The condition of being a transvestite. uncountable, usually
"Transexualism. Where the compulsive urge reaches beyond female vestments, and becomes an urge for gender ("sex") change, transvestism becomes "transexualism." The term is misleading; actually, "transgenderism" is meant, because sexuality is not a major factor in primary transvestism. Psychologically, the transexual often differs from the simple cross-dresser; he is conscious at all times of a strong desire to be a woman, and the urge can be truly consuming."
- 2 the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex wordnet
- 3 A paraphilia typically found in heterosexual males characterized by compulsively seeking and deriving sexual arousal from cross-dressing, especially if the urges and behavior cause the patient distress or social impairment. uncountable, usually
- 4 sexual mimicry dated, uncountable, usually
Etymology
From transvest(ite) + -ism.
See also for "transvestism"
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