detransition

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ transition.

Verb

detransition (third-person singular simple present detransitions, present participle detransitioning, simple past and past participle detransitioned)

1. (intransitive, LGBTQ) To revert to one's original gender presentation, role, or identity.
   • 2007, Helen Boyd, She's Not the Man I Married, page 303:

     People detransition because they may find it difficult to get jobs, or because of social ostracism, not passing in their target gender, family responsibilities, and so on.

   • 2014, Michelle Spicer, The Transgender Handbook:

     I recently had an encounter in which I was asked if I was detransitioning simply because I was wearing a pair of jeans!

   • 2024 February 2, Pamela Paul, “As Kids, They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do.”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     “I wish there had been more open conversations,” Powell, now 23 and detransitioned, told me. “But I was told there is one cure and one thing to do if this is your problem, and this will help you.”

Derived terms

• detrans
• detransitioner

Translations

Translations

• French: détransitionner (fr)
• Portuguese: destransicionar

Noun

detransition (plural detransitions)

1. The act of one who detransitions.

Descendants

• → Russian: детранзи́шн (detranzíšn)

Translations

detransition

• French: détransition (fr) f
• Portuguese: destransição f
• Russian: детранзи́шн m (detranzíšn)

Anagrams

• denitrations, transitioned