castration

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of removing the testicles.
  2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.

Frequency

35k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kæˈstɹeɪʃən/
Etymology

From castrate + -ion.

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