Meaning & use
emasculation
The act of depriving someone or something of strength, power, or a sense of masculine identity.
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The critic argued that the film's remake resulted in the emasculation of the original character.
Losing his job felt to him like a painful emasculation rather than simple bad luck.
A note on using this word
Emasculation is most often used figuratively, referring to a loss of power or confidence, rather than its rare literal, physical meaning.
Words with a similar meaning
weakening
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