Dysphoria
noun
A state of unhappiness or sadness, often related to gender identity.
Many transgender people experience gender dysphoria before they transition
Often appears as...
- gender dysphoria
- experience dysphoria
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Technical
noun
A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, and restlessness.
The patient reported feelings of dysphoria and nervousness
Often appears as...
- feeling of dysphoria
- dysphoria and anxiety
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
noun
A state of unhappiness or sadness, often related to gender identity.
Many transgender people experience gender dysphoria before they transition
Often appears as...
- gender dysphoria
- experience dysphoria
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Technical
noun
A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, and restlessness.
The patient reported feelings of dysphoria and nervousness
Often appears as...
- feeling of dysphoria
- dysphoria and anxiety
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Psychological Concept
Understand it's a specific psychological term related to one's discomfort with their gender.
She went to therapy to address her gender dysphoria.
Pro Tip 2/3Not General Sadness
Dysphoria is not just any sadness, but is linked to a deep personal conflict, often regarding identity.
His dysphoria stemmed from an inner conflict about his gender identity.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Usage
Mostly used in technical or medical contexts, not in casual conversation.
The conference focused on treatment for gender dysphoria.
Pro Tip 1/3Psychological Concept
Understand it's a specific psychological term related to one's discomfort with their gender.
She went to therapy to address her gender dysphoria.
Pro Tip 2/3Not General Sadness
Dysphoria is not just any sadness, but is linked to a deep personal conflict, often regarding identity.
His dysphoria stemmed from an inner conflict about his gender identity.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Usage
Mostly used in technical or medical contexts, not in casual conversation.
The conference focused on treatment for gender dysphoria.
Pro Tip 1/3Psychological Concept
Understand it's a specific psychological term related to one's discomfort with their gender.
She went to therapy to address her gender dysphoria.
Pro Tip 2/3Not General Sadness
Dysphoria is not just any sadness, but is linked to a deep personal conflict, often regarding identity.
His dysphoria stemmed from an inner conflict about his gender identity.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Usage
Mostly used in technical or medical contexts, not in casual conversation.
The conference focused on treatment for gender dysphoria.
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Robyn Stein DeLuca: The...
And dysphoria refers to a feeling of agitation or unease. And according to these new DSM guidelines, in most menstrual cycles in the last year, at least five of 11 possible symptoms must appear in the week before menstruation starts;
Video examples
Robyn Stein DeLuca: The...
And dysphoria refers to a feeling of agitation or unease. And according to these new DSM guidelines, in most menstrual cycles in the last year, at least five of 11 possible symptoms must appear in the week before menstruation starts;
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Quote examples
Kim Brooks
American Writer
I always knew my mother loved me, but I also knew just as surely that there were moments, hours, days, when she could hardly cope with her own life, much less motherhood. Often, these episodes came without warning, like a change in weather, and so I became a meteorologist of her dysphoria.
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Zoey Tur
American Journalist
I knew at a very early age, about 6 years old, that there was something different about me. But being young and not being exposed to people who had gender dysphoria, or role models that you see on TV today, I didn't know what it was.
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Laura Jane Grace
American Musician
There were definitely songs in the past that were me dealing with living this gender dysphoria, and sometimes they were really direct and no one picked up on it - but oftentimes, they were more veiled in metaphor.
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Martin Seligman
American Psychologist
The goal of a life free of dysphoria is a snare and a delusion. A better goal is of good commerce with the world. Authentic happiness, astonishingly, can occur even in the presence of authentic sadness.
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ContraPoints
American Entertainer
When I was a prepubescent child, I never really had experiences of gender dysphoria. This is not something that started until adolescence.
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Chaz Bono
American Celebrity
People who don't have gender dysphoria aren't going to catch it by watching me dance on television.
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Andreja Pejic
Australian Model
Gender dysphoria is never an easy thing to live with, mainly because people don't understand it.
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Laura Jane Grace
American Musician
I have gender dysphoria and body dysmorphia. I don't like to see pictures of myself.
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Hari Nef
American Actress
Dysphoria will always be a painful place.
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Laura Jane Grace
American Musician
My earliest memories are of dysphoria.
Quote examples
Kim Brooks
American Writer
I always knew my mother loved me, but I also knew just as surely that there were moments, hours, days, when she could hardly cope with her own life, much less motherhood. Often, these episodes came without warning, like a change in weather, and so I became a meteorologist of her dysphoria.
Quote examples
Zoey Tur
American Journalist
I knew at a very early age, about 6 years old, that there was something different about me. But being young and not being exposed to people who had gender dysphoria, or role models that you see on TV today, I didn't know what it was.
Quote examples
Laura Jane Grace
American Musician
There were definitely songs in the past that were me dealing with living this gender dysphoria, and sometimes they were really direct and no one picked up on it - but oftentimes, they were more veiled in metaphor.
Quote examples
Martin Seligman
American Psychologist
The goal of a life free of dysphoria is a snare and a delusion. A better goal is of good commerce with the world. Authentic happiness, astonishingly, can occur even in the presence of authentic sadness.
Quote examples
ContraPoints
American Entertainer
When I was a prepubescent child, I never really had experiences of gender dysphoria. This is not something that started until adolescence.
Quote examples
Chaz Bono
American Celebrity
People who don't have gender dysphoria aren't going to catch it by watching me dance on television.
Quote examples
Andreja Pejic
Australian Model
Gender dysphoria is never an easy thing to live with, mainly because people don't understand it.
Quote examples
Laura Jane Grace
American Musician
I have gender dysphoria and body dysmorphia. I don't like to see pictures of myself.
Quote examples
Hari Nef
American Actress
Dysphoria will always be a painful place.
Quote examples
Laura Jane Grace
American Musician
My earliest memories are of dysphoria.
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