transsexual

adjective/trænsˈsɛkʃuəl/

Frequency rank: #13,255 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

relating to or denoting a person who emotionally and psychologically feels that they belong to the opposite sex and may undergo medical treatment to change their body accordingly.

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Example sentence

The documentary followed transsexual individuals who had undergone gender reassignment surgery.

Synonyms & related words

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