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to deprive of courage or confidence
being eliminated early in one's very first tennis tournament can be an emasculating experience
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Recent Examples of emasculated
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
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Blake is not an emasculated wimp; his confidence is complete, his suavity bordering on the toxic.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
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What can’t be regained is the time wasted by being paralyzed with fear.Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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McBrain has dealt with health issues in recent years, including suffering a stroke in 2023 that paralyzed the right side of his body and threatened his drumming career.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
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Most of the headlines in the altered image come from the March 16 edition of the magazine but include misspellings and missing punctuation not present in the genuine versions of the cover.Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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The awareness of an altered physiological state also highlights the importance of not personalizing the symptoms of stress and anxiety.Eric Wood, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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As the fighting ramped up in September, with daily missile barrages on the entire north, people were terrified of driving, fearing they’d be caught on the roads without shelter.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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Although conditions in Malibu may not be among the worst firefighters have seen, the Franklin fire has torched several vehicles and left residents who had to flee terrified.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Protesting villagers are roughed up, intimidated and even shot, as others flee into caves.Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Often, tools aren’t fully utilized because employees don’t know how to make the most of them, or they’re simply too intimidated to try.Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Emasculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emasculated. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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