misgender

English

/mɪsˈdʒɛndɚ/, /mɪsˈdʒɛndə/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To refer to (a person) using terms that express the wrong gender, either unknowingly or intentionally; for example by calling a woman "son" or a boy "she".
  • (transitive) To use the wrong grammatical gender with a word.

Etymology

Affix from English gender.

Origin

English

gender

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