emasculation

Definitions of emasculation
  1. noun
    neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
    synonyms: castration
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    type of:
    altering, fixing, neutering
    the sterilization of an animal
  2. noun
    loss of power and masculinity
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    type of:
    effeminacy, effeminateness, sissiness, softness, unmanliness, womanishness
    the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)
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