Standard Lemma guide

retransition

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌɹiː.tɹænˈzɪ.ʃən/
  • UK: /ˌɹiː.tɹɑːnˈzɪ.ʃən/
  • UK: /-sɪ-/
  • UK: /-ʒən/
  • US: /ˌɹi.tɹænˈzɪ.ʃən/
  • US: /-sɪ-/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

Another transition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To transition again.

To undergo another transition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To transition again.

To return to one's birth-assigned gender after having undergone gender reassignment; to detransition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From re- + transition.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: retransition — Translations
  • Portuguese: retransição — Translations
  • French: retransitionner — Translations
  • Portuguese: retransicionar — Translations