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dysphoria

[dis-fawr-ee-uh] / dɪsˈfɔr i ə /
NOUN
unhappiness
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Clinical studies involving stroke, anorexia nervosa, and body integrity dysphoria suggest that problems with thermal perception can occur alongside disruptions in body ownership.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026

They were used to treat some young people with gender incongruence - when someone's gender doesn't match the sex they were registered at birth - or with gender dysphoria, when it causes significant distress.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Mainstream U.S. medical associations have supported gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

An investigation in Reuters found that, while more than 42,000 patients ages 6 to 17 were diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2021, just 1,390 of them received puberty blockers, while 4,231 received hormone therapy.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2025

Still, rising anti-Americanism may have more to do with a nonspecific wave of gloom and dysphoria than with concrete American policies.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel