conversion therapy
conversion therapy noun: 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.
Noun
conversion therapy (countable and uncountable, plural conversion therapies)
- 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
conversion therapy meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese
conversion therapy in Tamil
- treatment
- போலி மருத்துவம் pōli maruttuvam
conversion therapy in Arabic
- treatment
- عِلَاج التَّحْوِيل ʕilāj at-taḥwīl
conversion therapy in Vietnamese
- treatment
- chữa trị chuyển đổi, liệu pháp chuyển đổi
Synonyms of conversion therapy
- 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
Forms of conversion therapy
| plural | conversion therapies |
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Questions about conversion therapy
- What does conversion therapy mean?
- Conversion therapy means 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.
- What is conversion therapy in Tamil?
- Conversion therapy in Tamil is போலி மருத்துவம் (pōli maruttuvam). See Conversion therapy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is conversion therapy?
- Conversion therapy is a noun.
- What is the plural of conversion therapy?
- The plural of conversion therapy is conversion therapies.
Words near conversion therapy in the dictionary
Source and license
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