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dysphoria
[ dis-fawr-ee-uh ]
noun
- a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, or restlessness:
Growing up with alcoholic parents can produce dysphoria and low self-esteem in adulthood.
One cannot predict the nature and extent of the damage caused by the current economic and social dysphoria.
dysphoria
/ dɪsˈfɒrɪk; dɪsˈfɔːrɪə /
noun
- a feeling of being ill at ease
Derived Forms
- dysphoric, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·ǰ· [dis-, fawr, -ik, -, for, -], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dysphoria1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dysphoria1
Example Sentences
She refers derisively to the “aspirational kind” of gender dysphoria.
Children and young people experiencing gender dysphoria can avail of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust's Knowing Our Identity Service which has a small number of staff with specialised skills.
“There is a fierce public debate over how best to help minors with gender dysphoria,” Thomas said, and the state has “silenced one side of this debate.”
“Gender dysphoria does not overrule women’s rights,” Meister said in an interview with The Times.
He doesn’t accept that adolescents can experience gender dysphoria unless they’ve been subjected to “radical indoctrination” by schoolteachers.
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