Definition of MISGENDER

misgender

Verb

  • To refer to (someone) using terms that express the wrong gender, either unknowingly or intentionally; for example, calling a woman "son" or a boy "she".
  • To use the wrong grammatical gender with a word.

Origin / Etymology

From mis- + gender, 1989.

Scrabble Score: 13

misgender: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
misgender: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
misgender: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

misgender: valid Words With Friends Word