transvesticadj.

Brit.

/tranzˈvɛstɪk/,

/trɑːnzˈvɛstɪk/,

/transˈvɛstɪk/,

/trɑːnsˈvɛstɪk/, U.S.

/trænzˈvɛstɪk/,

/træn(t)sˈvɛstɪk/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: transvestitic adj.

Etymology: Apparently shortened < transvestitic adj. Compare transvesticism n., and also earlier transvestist adj., transvestite adj.

Chiefly Psychology in early use. Now somewhat dated in general use.

Of, relating to, or characterized by the wearing of clothing traditionally associated with the opposite sex; of, relating to, or involving people who cross-dress. Also sometimes: designating a person (most typically a man) who cross-dresses, esp. one who does so regularly or habitually; = transvestite adj. 1.In psychology, often with the implication that the action of cross-dressing produces sexual pleasure; cf. transvestic fetishism n. at Compounds.In quot. 1934, in a reproduction of a quotation from sexologist Harry Benjamin, earlier versions of which show use of the word transvestitic (see transvestitic adj.) rather than this word.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothes associated with opposite sex

transvestite1916

transvestitic1930

transvestist1933

transvestic1934

1934 Belleville (Illinois) Daily News-Democrat 31 Oct. 4/3 Some men, though normal in every other respect, have the intense desire to dress in female attire; and transvestic women likewise have the insuppressible wish to dress as men.

1935 Amer. Jrnl. Psychiatry 92 645 He talked freely about his transvestic episodes, taking great pleasure in recounting and enumerating the various feminine garments he had worn.

1944 Psycol. Abstr. 18 360/1 The hereditary and social background and the clinical course of a psychotic and transvestic male homosexual are described.

1972 Bay Area Reporter 15 Feb. Exhorting the Gay Community to expend its energies and monies on drag balls and second-rate transvestic entertainment.

2012 L. A. Brotto & C. Klein in M. Hersen & D. C. Beide Adult Psychopathol. & Diagnosis xv. 570 Nonsexual transvestic behaviours can be found, for example, in men who cross-dress for entertainment purposes.

Compounds

transvestic fetishism n. Psychology a condition characterized by intense sexual arousal when cross-dressing, now classed as a disorder only when causing significant distress, social or occupational impairment, etc., for a sustained period.

ΚΠ

1964 H. T. Buckner Deviant-group Organizations (M.A. thesis, Univ. of Calif. Berkeley) 141 It is a more complex phenomenon than is transvestic fetishism, and it is also distinct from transsexualism.

1987 Diagnostic & Statist. Man. Mental Disorders (Amer. Psychiatric Assoc.) (rev. ed.) 72 The cross dressing typically does not cause sexual excitement, as in Transvestic Fetishism.

2011 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 1 Apr. 55 I have a condition called Transvestic Fetishism. It started when I was very young and involves me wearing and being turned on by clothing of the opposite sex.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	transvestic
释义	transvesticadj. Brit. /tranzˈvɛstɪk/, /trɑːnzˈvɛstɪk/, /transˈvɛstɪk/, /trɑːnsˈvɛstɪk/, U.S. /trænzˈvɛstɪk/, /træn(t)sˈvɛstɪk/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: transvestitic adj. Etymology: Apparently shortened < transvestitic adj. Compare transvesticism n., and also earlier transvestist adj., transvestite adj. Chiefly Psychology in early use. Now somewhat dated in general use. Of, relating to, or characterized by the wearing of clothing traditionally associated with the opposite sex; of, relating to, or involving people who cross-dress. Also sometimes: designating a person (most typically a man) who cross-dresses, esp. one who does so regularly or habitually; = transvestite adj. 1.In psychology, often with the implication that the action of cross-dressing produces sexual pleasure; cf. transvestic fetishism n. at Compounds.In quot. 1934, in a reproduction of a quotation from sexologist Harry Benjamin, earlier versions of which show use of the word transvestitic (see transvestitic adj.) rather than this word. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothes associated with opposite sex transvestite1916 transvestitic1930 transvestist1933 transvestic1934 1934 Belleville (Illinois) Daily News-Democrat 31 Oct. 4/3 Some men, though normal in every other respect, have the intense desire to dress in female attire; and transvestic women likewise have the insuppressible wish to dress as men. 1935 Amer. Jrnl. Psychiatry 92 645 He talked freely about his transvestic episodes, taking great pleasure in recounting and enumerating the various feminine garments he had worn. 1944 Psycol. Abstr. 18 360/1 The hereditary and social background and the clinical course of a psychotic and transvestic male homosexual are described. 1972 Bay Area Reporter 15 Feb. Exhorting the Gay Community to expend its energies and monies on drag balls and second-rate transvestic entertainment. 2012 L. A. Brotto & C. Klein in M. Hersen & D. C. Beide Adult Psychopathol. & Diagnosis xv. 570 Nonsexual transvestic behaviours can be found, for example, in men who cross-dress for entertainment purposes. Compounds transvestic fetishism n. Psychology a condition characterized by intense sexual arousal when cross-dressing, now classed as a disorder only when causing significant distress, social or occupational impairment, etc., for a sustained period. ΚΠ 1964 H. T. Buckner Deviant-group Organizations (M.A. thesis, Univ. of Calif. Berkeley) 141 It is a more complex phenomenon than is transvestic fetishism, and it is also distinct from transsexualism. 1987 Diagnostic & Statist. Man. Mental Disorders (Amer. Psychiatric Assoc.) (rev. ed.) 72 The cross dressing typically does not cause sexual excitement, as in Transvestic Fetishism. 2011 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 1 Apr. 55 I have a condition called Transvestic Fetishism. It started when I was very young and involves me wearing and being turned on by clothing of the opposite sex. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < adj.1934
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