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Definition gender incongruence in American English

gender incongruence noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˌdʒendər ɪnˈkɑŋɡruəns/
1

a condition where someone is convinced that their true gender is different from the one indicated by their body or the one that has been assigned to them

Example

Some children are not aware of their gender incongruence until puberty.

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Definition gender incongruence in American English