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emasculation

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As a noun, emasculation means the removal of the penis, testicles, and scrotum of (a male person or animal).

Meanings of emasculation

4 meanings

noun

  1. medicineThe removal of the penis, testicles, and scrotum of (a male person or animal).

  2. The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.

  3. The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigour or effectiveness.

    “The authoritarian regime oversaw the total emasculation of the country's judiciary.”

  4. Loss of power and masculinity

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: neutering a male animal by removing the testicles

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