EMASCULATION Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

emasculation

noun

Definition of emasculation

as in femininity

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Recent Examples of emasculation Hitler and his cronies characterized this as a national emasculation destined to be avenged with a Third Reich that would last a thousand years. — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Shushu/Tong, meanwhile, continued to develop its girlish femininity aesthetic.

— Yiling Pan, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
For the film, Cowan dug into the idea of the modern debutante dress, looking to the annual Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris for inspiration, while working in ample femininity and polish.

— Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of femininity

Noun

Based between Saudi Arabia and The Netherlands, AlSoghayer’s work explores womanhood, memory, friendship, patriarchy and growing up within a rapidly changing society.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026
The dramedy takes on questions of womanhood and a woman’s control over her own body.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of womanhood

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