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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
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Squeaky voices were comic, or emasculated.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Frank feels emasculated by everyone and everything.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
Jordan continues yapping about being emasculated and being less of a man for staying with his wife.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Adjective
By contrast, Gercke’s emasculated George speaks in the monotonous style of a man worn down by life.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Squeaky voices were comic, or emasculated.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Frank feels emasculated by everyone and everything.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
No matter what agenda the president espoused—the economic pragmatism of Rafsanjani, the liberal aspirations of Mohammad Khatami, the populist provocations of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the nuclear diplomacy of Hassan Rouhani—Khamenei emasculated him.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
Jordan continues yapping about being emasculated and being less of a man for staying with his wife.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emasculated
Verb
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He was paralyzed from the waist down.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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Chávez was also 14 when he was shot and paralyzed during a robbery by gang members.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Might we, this time, be granted an on-screen peek into their altered circumstances?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Polling suggests the altered behavior won’t change anytime soon.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That habit didn’t endear the Alspaws to anyone nearby, including one neighbor who threatened to shoot Brittany after the Alspaws frightened his horses.—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Konstantin, 4, a sociable boy, is often frightened by loud noises and guards, his parents said.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Public testimony stretched for hours, where speakers shared concerns that the legislation could have legal repercussions, disrupt community relationships with local law enforcement and make immigrants terrified to interact with police, school or hospital staff.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
5 Mar. 2026
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Pilgrim Mariana Muicaru said she was terrified during her time in Israel as rockets flew across the sky.—
Stefanie Dazio,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Prosecutors said one witness was intimidated and didn’t show up, so two counts were dropped.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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He’s not intimidated by the league, by a new environment, by anything like that.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Greene leaves big and loud shoes to fill, but her larger-than-life presence in Washington hasn't scared away candidates hoping to replace her.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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That term definitely scared off some other teams.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Emasculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emasculated. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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