- unmanning
- v. cause to lose characteristics that are considered to be manly (especially courage); castrate, emasculate
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unman — /un man /, v.t., unmanned, unmanning. 1. to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of: Constant conflict finally unmanned him. 2. to deprive of virility; emasculate; castrate. [1590 1600; UN 2 + MAN1] * * * … Universalium
emasculation — I noun castration, debilitation, debility, decrepitude, depleted, enervation, expurgation, fault, helplessness, infirmity, impotence, languor, unmanning, weakness II index fault (weakness), languor Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
castration — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. emasculation, gelding, cutting, orchiectomy, orchidotomy, altering, unmanning, effeminization, sterilization, neutering; see also injury 1 , operation 4 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act or an instance of making one… … English dictionary for students
unman — verb (unmans, unmanning, unmanned) literary deprive of manly qualities such as courage … English new terms dictionary
emasculation — n. 1. Castration, gelding, glibbing, orchotomy. 2. Weakening, debilitation, enervation, unmanning, effemination. 3. Effeminacy, weakness, softness, enervation … New dictionary of synonyms
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