misgender

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ gender. Attested since at least 1990.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈdʒɛndɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪsˈdʒɛndə/

Verb

misgender (third-person singular simple present misgenders, present participle misgendering, simple past and past participle misgendered)

To refer to a person using terms that express the wrong gender, either unknowingly or intentionally; for example by calling a woman "son", a boy "she", or an agender individual "he" or "she" instead of "they".

Translations

to refer to a person using terms that express the wrong gender, either unknowingly or intentionally

Esperanto: misgenrigi

French: mégenrer (fr)

Anagrams

demersing, genderism