emasculation — English Dictionary

Noun

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

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

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   • Uncountable

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

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   Examples

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

Noun

1. loss of power and masculinity

   Broader terms

   effeminacyeffeminatenesssissinesssoftnesswomanishnessunmanliness

2. neutering a male animal by removing the testicles

   Synonyms

   castration

   Broader terms

   neuteringfixingaltering