transsexual

adjective

trans·sex·u·al (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl

-shəl

variants or less commonly transexual

dated, often offensive

: transgender : of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is opposite the sex the person was identified as having at birth

Note: Transsexual is a dated term that is sometimes used in self-reference but that may give offense when used by others. The term transgender is preferred.

transsexual noun

or less commonly transexual

dated, often offensive

transsexualism

(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wə-ˌli-zəm

-shə-ˌli-

noun

or less commonly transexualism

dated

transsexuality

(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌsek-shə-ˈwa-lə-tē

noun

or less commonly transexuality

dated

Examples of transsexual in a Sentence

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Thousands of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual people were incarcerated and killed by the Nazis — a fate only publicly recognized decades after WWII. —

Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023 The drastic proposal to reclassify prizes aligns with the media’s transsexual agenda. —

Armond White, National Review, 4 Jan. 2023 A week and a half before our interview, Gentili and I found ourselves at the wedding ceremony of two mutual friends (the transsexual wedding of the century, honestly) held on the outdoor dance floor at the Ridgewood club Nowadays. —

Harron Walker, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2022 The scans showed that the non-transsexual male and female brains differed in various ways. —

Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2011 See all Example Sentences for transsexual