What does dysphoria mean?
Definitions for dysphoria
dɪsˈfɔr i ə, -ˈfoʊr-dys·pho·ri·a
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Princeton's WordNet
dysphorianoun
abnormal depression and discontent
Wiktionary
dysphorianoun
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
Etymology: From δυσφορία, from δύσφορος, from δυσ- + φέρω.
Wikipedia
Dysphoria
Dysphoria (from Ancient Greek δύσφορος (dúsphoros) 'grievous'; from δυσ- (dus-) 'bad, difficult', and φέρω (phérō) 'to bear') is a profound state of unease or dissatisfaction. It is the semantic opposite of euphoria. In a psychiatric context, dysphoria may accompany depression, anxiety, or agitation.
Webster Dictionary
Dysphorianoun
impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness; dissatisfaction; the fidgets
Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. , fr. hard to bear; dys- ill, hard + fe`rein to bear: cf. F. dysphorie.]
Wikidata
Dysphoria
Dysphoria is a state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort as a symptom of discontentment, restlessness, dissatisfaction, malaise, depression, anxiety or indifference.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dysphoria
dis-fō′ri-a, n. impatience under affliction, morbid restlessness.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dysphoria in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dysphoria in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of dysphoria in a Sentence
It's hard to be referred to [as] something different than who you are just because you weren't born as it, to be a stigmatized minority is difficult in itself, to be suffering from what we call gender dysphoria in and of itself.
It’s a good standard because the Pentagon is treating gender dysphoria according to the same standards that are applied to all medical conditions.
He’s been formally diagnosed with gender dysphoria, which is the diagnosis for a transgender person who is having difficulties because the world does not treat the person, in this case, as a male, denying transgender students the ability to use the bathrooms in their schools consistent with their gender identity violates both the Constitution and federal statutory law.
They don’t tell you what that is ... They are actually giving very young girls double mastectomies, they want to castrate these young boys, both from the health and children wellbeing perspective, you don’t disfigure 10, 12, 13-year-old kids based on gender dysphoria, 80% of it resolves anyways by the time they get older... So why would you be doing this?
Some transgender people are very accepting of their bodies that they were born with and it's really not a source of distress for them so they don't feel the need to undergo surgical intervention, others have a really strong sense of gender dysphoria and so they feel like they really need to undergo some medical intervention to feel more comfortable in their own skin.
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