misgender

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ gender. Attested since at least 1990.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈdʒɛndɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈdʒɛndə/

Verb

misgender (third-person singular simple present misgenders, present participle misgendering, simple past and past participle misgendered)

1. To refer to a person using terms that express the wrong gender, either accidentally or deliberately; for example by calling a woman "son", a boy "she", or an agender individual "he" or "she" instead of "they".

Translations

to refer to a person using terms that express the wrong gender, either accidentally or deliberately

• Esperanto: misgenrigi

• French: mégenrer (fr)

See also

• deadname

Anagrams

• demersing, genderism