Phrase guide

rapid-onset gender dysphoria

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A controversial and scientifically unsupported subset of gender dysphoria claimed to be caused by social influence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: gender critical

Topics: pseudoscience

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ROGD

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Coined by Lisa Littman in July 2016. First appeared in a notice posted to a gender-critical blog and was later popularized by a 2018 paper by Littman.