Definition
misgendered
verb
- past tense of misgender; to refer to someone using a gender identity or pronoun that does not match their actual or identified gender
Usage: contemporary usage; often considered offensive or disrespectful
adjective
- having been referred to using an incorrect gender identity or pronoun
Usage: contemporary usage
Examples
- She felt hurt when she was misgendered by her coworker during the meeting.
- The student asked the teacher not to misgender them in front of the class.
- He was misgendered repeatedly until he corrected people about his pronouns.
- The misgendered individual spoke up to clarify their identity.
- Accidentally misgendering someone is different from doing it intentionally.
- Many transgender people report being misgendered in healthcare settings.