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detransition

  • /ˌdiː.tɹænˈzɪ.ʃən/ UK
  • /ˌdiː.tɹɑːnˈzɪ.ʃən/ UK
  • /-sɪ-/ UK
  • /-ʒən/ UK
  • /ˌdi.tɹænˈzɪ.ʃən/ US
  • /-sɪ-/ US

Rhymes with -ɪʃən

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From de- + transition.

verb detransitions · detransitioning · detransitioned

  1. intransitive To revert to one's original gender presentation, role, or identity. People detransition because they may find it difficult to get jobs, or because of social ostracism, not passing in their target gender, family responsibilities, and so on.

noun detransitions

  1. The act of one who detransitions. But in 2020, after coming across detransition videos online, she began to doubt the gender-affirming model.

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verb Translations

中文脫跨 /脱跨 tuōkuà
Portuguêsdestransicionar
Françaisdétransitionner

noun detransition

Portuguêsdestransição
Françaisdétransition
Русскийдетранзи́шн detranzíšn

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"detransition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/detransition. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

detransition. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/detransition

Chicago

"detransition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/detransition.

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@misc{detransition_2026,
  title = {detransition},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/detransition},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}