Meaning & use
demasculinized
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Deprived of masculine qualities, characteristics, or status.
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The soldier felt demasculinized by the injury that ended his military career.
Critics argued the remake demasculinized the original hero's rugged persona.
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Used in both social commentary about gender and in biology, for example when describing hormonal effects on male animals.
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