Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An emotional state characterized by anxiety, depression, or unease.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, impatience under affliction; a state of dissatisfaction, restlessness, fidgeting, or inquietude.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness; dissatisfaction; the fidgets.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
state offeeling unwell orunhappy ; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering fromrestlessness ,malaise ,depression oranxiety .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun abnormal depression and discontent
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Gender identity disorder (GID)/gender dysphoria is a little known but much misunderstood congenital intersex condition, which is clinically diagnosable and treatable.
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Gender identity disorder (GID)/gender dysphoria is a little known but much misunderstood congenital intersex condition, which is clinically diagnosable and treatable.
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If people were aware that gender dysphoria is experienced by at least 1 in 500 people, transgenderism would increasingly be seen for what it is – a natural variation in gendering.
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If people were aware that gender dysphoria is experienced by at least 1 in 500 people, transgenderism would increasingly be seen for what it is – a natural variation in gendering.
APA Task Force Report underreports the prevalence of gender identity disorder
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When associated with irritability, this mood combination is termed dysphoria 105.
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However, the exact meaning of the word dysphoria seems to be rather vague, and its use is often confusing.
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On one of his file cabinets, he’s tacked up a flyer from a British parents’ advocacy group that reads: “Gender dysphoria is increasingly understood … as having biological origins,” and describes “small parts of the brain” as “progressing along different pathways.”
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Furthermore, by maintaining the illusion that gender dysphoria is incredibly rare, gender-repartists such as Zucker can assure parents that it’s extremely unlikely their gender-variant child will become “transsexual” and suggest that all the child needs is some minor gender-repairs.
APA Task Force Report underreports the prevalence of gender identity disorder
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Furthermore, by maintaining the illusion that gender dysphoria is incredibly rare, gender-repartists such as Zucker can assure parents that it’s extremely unlikely their gender-variant child will become “transsexual” and suggest that all the child needs is some minor gender-repairs.
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On one of his file cabinets, he’s tacked up a flyer from a British parents’ advocacy group that reads: “Gender dysphoria is increasingly understood … as having biological origins,” and describes “small parts of the brain” as “progressing along different pathways.”
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