misgender
verb/ˌmɪsˈdʒendə(r)/
/ˌmɪsˈdʒendər/
(disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they misgender | /ˌmɪsˈdʒendə(r)/ /ˌmɪsˈdʒendər/ |
| he / she / it misgenders | /ˌmɪsˈdʒendəz/ /ˌmɪsˈdʒendərz/ |
| past simple misgendered | /ˌmɪsˈdʒendəd/ /ˌmɪsˈdʒendərd/ |
| past participle misgendered | /ˌmɪsˈdʒendəd/ /ˌmɪsˈdʒendərd/ |
| -ing form misgendering | /ˌmɪsˈdʒendərɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsˈdʒendərɪŋ/ |
- misgender somebody (as something) to refer to somebody in a way that does not represent the gender that they identify as
- Sections of the media continue to misgender the trans teenager as male.
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