as in paralyzed
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
Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Blake is not an emasculated wimp; his confidence is complete, his suavity bordering on the toxic.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Verb
Noah is a debt-addled, nerdy middle-aged who feels totally emasculated by his inability to get a project off the ground.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Blake is not an emasculated wimp; his confidence is complete, his suavity bordering on the toxic.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emasculated
Verb
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How old was Christopher Reeve when he was paralyzed?—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hong Kong/Tokyo — Japan’s favorite beer brand is reeling from a cyberattack that paralyzed its production last week.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Surveys have shown that lawsuit ads have frightened people away from taking prescribed medications for serious conditions ranging from diabetes to depression.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Like the Earth sign, the righteous dog detective Scooby doesn't appreciate confrontation and gets frightened in scary situations.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These dolphins exhibited 536 altered genes, indicating disrupted GABAergic synapses, changes in the basement membrane, and increased Alzheimer's risk factors, which worsen with each bloom season.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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Coined by psychotherapist Abraham Maslow, a peak experience is an altered state of consciousness in which individuals experience profound euphoria and fulfillment.—
Soph Warnes,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Mariners are terrified of the Carpenter versus Kirby matchup.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The weight of it terrified her; That Rock seemed to want to pull her somewhere deep inside the ground.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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Alarr’s unwelcome physical touching made Plaintiff feel offended, uncomfortable, humiliated and intimidated.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers are a great team, but the Phillies are likely not looking at them and feeling intimidated.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood; however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood, however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Emasculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emasculated. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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