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emasculation

NOUN
castration
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NOUN
weakness
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“It’s basically about the masculinization of men, instead of the emasculation of men,” Mr. Sorbo told The Times.

From Washington Times Dec. 14, 2023

That means there’s still time to save the Office of Congressional Ethics from emasculation.

From Washington Post Jan. 8, 2023

After being brought low, Affleck’s persona has been infused with a humanizing appeal, as the sad Ben Affleck figure conveys a universal angst spiked with a strangely appealing emasculation.

From New York Times Mar. 30, 2022

Hale, who joked that if there were a trivia game about his roles, “the topics would be emasculation and trauma,” managed not to let a nervous Buttigieg interrupt him overmuch.

From Slate Mar. 13, 2020

The first task in crossing grapes is to remove the anthers before the flower opens, a process known as emasculation.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick



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