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gender euphoria

/ˈd͡ʒɛndɚ juˈfɔɹi.ə/

gender euphoria noun: the profound feeling of joy and comfort that some transgender people and others feel when perceived as the gender they identify with.

Noun

gender euphoria (uncountable)

  1. The profound feeling of joy and comfort that some transgender people and others feel when perceived as the gender they identify with.
    • Even though he wasn't out as trans to anyone yet, he felt a rush of gender euphoria when the waiter called him "sir."
    • I discovered that, although elusive and fleeting, gender euphoria did exist, and it was bursting out everywhere from inside me. In that bedroom, during that encounter, I didn’t want to be anyone else but me, for the first time in my life.2024, Alana S. Portero, translated by Mara Faye Lethem, Bad Habit, 4th Estate, page 106

Antonyms of gender euphoria

Questions about gender euphoria

What does gender euphoria mean?
Gender euphoria means the profound feeling of joy and comfort that some transgender people and others feel when perceived as the gender they identify with.
What part of speech is gender euphoria?
Gender euphoria is a noun.
How do you pronounce gender euphoria?
Gender euphoria is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛndɚ juˈfɔɹi.ə/ (US).

Words near gender euphoria in the dictionary

  1. gender criticals
  2. gender diverse
  3. gender dysphoria
  4. gender dysphorias
  5. gender envy
  6. gender euphoria
  7. gender expression
  8. gender expressions
  9. gender fluidity
  10. gender gap
  11. gender gaps

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