unmanning

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

present participle and gerund of unman

Adj

That destroys manly virtues or qualities; that renders effeminate or helpless.

Noun

The removal of manly qualities.

unman

1. (archaic, transitive) To divest of humanity.
2. (archaic, transitive) To castrate; to remove the manhood of.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To sap (a person) of the strength, whether physical or emotional, required to deal with a situation.
4. (transitive) To deprive of men.

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Etimologie (Engels)

From unman + -ing.