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.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emasculation
Noun
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For so long, femininity has been tied to long hair as beauty, softness, desirability, identity.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
17 June 2026
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But not all feminists see a positive horizon of possibility in the ancient format of a motherhood and femininity strike.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Once again, Michelle Obama found herself the target of insults questioning her femininity, appearance, and even her womanhood.—
Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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There’s this sense that there is some earlier version of womanhood that Jadine has lost access to and that she’s been deracinated from, like she’s been cut off from those roots.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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“Emasculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emasculation. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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