emasculate

Example Sentences

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That's because, Chung explains, influencers and politicians are "tapping into people's grievances" and "trying to recapture some of the feelings of being emasculated by the younger generation".

From BBC

Allow me to weigh in here, given that you mentioned it in your letter: It’s not your job to reduce your life savings or net worth so your husband doesn’t feel threatened or emasculated.

From MarketWatch

He thought that the assertive Congress of the 1970s had gone too far and had emasculated the presidency, making it nearly impossible for the president to get things done.

From Salon

That dynamic was taboo for generations of Americans who feared it might emasculate men and ruin couples’ romantic lives.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adrift and emasculated, Stan is less a patriarch than the defeated captain of a sinking ship, drowning in his futility.

From Los Angeles Times