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conversion therapies

conversion therapies is the plural of conversion therapy.

Meaning of conversion therapy

Noun

conversion therapy (countable and uncountable, plural conversion therapies)

  1. The practice of psychiatric or psychological treatment to attempt to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of an LGBT person; used especially as an attempt to turn gay people heterosexual.
    Synonyms:
    ex-gay therapy, gender identity change efforts, GICE, reorientation therapy, reparative therapy, reparative psychotherapy, sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, sexual orientation change efforts, SOCE, SOGICE

Questions about conversion therapies

What is conversion therapies the plural of?
Conversion therapies is the plural of conversion therapy.

Words near conversion therapies in the dictionary

  1. conversion disorder
  2. conversion disorders
  3. conversion mod
  4. conversion rate
  5. conversion rates
  6. conversion therapies
  7. conversion therapy
  8. conversion van
  9. conversion vans
  10. conversional
  11. conversionary

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