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Agender vs Misgender - What's the difference?

agender | misgender |

As an adjective agender

is (rare|neologism) without an associated gender.

As a verb misgender is

to refer to a person using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives) that express the wrong gender, either accidentally or deliberately; for example by calling a woman "son", a boy "she", or an agender individual "he" or "she".

agender

English

Adjective

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  • (rare, neologism) Without an associated gender.
    • An agender noun includes both the masculine and feminine forms.
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    • Synonyms

    * genderless * agendered

    Related terms

    * transgender * bigender * third gender * genderqueer * genderfluid * cisgender

    See also

    * gender-free, gender-neutral

    misgender

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To refer to a person using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives...) that express the wrong gender, either accidentally or deliberately; for example by calling a woman "son", a boy "she", or an agender individual "he" or "she".