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EMASCULATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
Synonyms:
castration; emasculation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("emasculation" is a kind of...):
altering; fixing; neutering (the sterilization of an animal)
Derivation:
emasculate (remove the testicles of a male animal)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Loss of power and masculinity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("emasculation" is a kind of...):
effeminacy; effeminateness; sissiness; softness; unmanliness; womanishness (the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man))
Derivation:
emasculate (deprive of strength or vigor)
