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gender-affected

gender-affected adjective: designating a sport where the physical differences between the sexes represent a significant advantage or disadvantage for players of each sex.

Adjective

gender-affected (not comparable)

  1. Designating a sport where the physical differences between the sexes represent a significant advantage or disadvantage for players of each sex.
    • […] gender-affected sports, where sex-related differences in strength, oxygen transport in the blood, and power-to-weight ratio can affect performance, the sexes usually compete separately to ensure fair play.2022, James A. R. Nafziger, Ryan Gauthier, Handbook on International Sports Law, page 318

Questions about gender-affected

What does gender-affected mean?
Gender-affected means designating a sport where the physical differences between the sexes represent a significant advantage or disadvantage for players of each sex.
What part of speech is gender-affected?
Gender-affected is an adjective.

Words near gender-affected in the dictionary

  1. gender swaps
  2. gender theory
  3. gender transition
  4. gender transitions
  5. gender vague
  6. gender-affected
  7. gender-affirming
  8. gender-affirming surgeries
  9. gender-affirming surgery
  10. gender-baiting
  11. gender-balanced

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