emasculation
noun/ɪˌmæskjuˈleɪʃn/
/ɪˌmæskjuˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act of making somebody/something less powerful or less effective
- The changes to the electoral laws are another aspect of the emasculation of democratic rights.
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- the fact of a man being made to feel that he has lost his male role or qualities
- To compensate for their emasculation, both Jim and Clem resorted to violence.
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