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

Our brand is defined by a distinct visual language — pink, florals, bows, femininity — and a collaboration typically brings those elements to the forefront.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Frequently incorporating African American women as her subjects, her paintings and collages center around race, femininity, and memory.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026

Definition of femininity

Noun

Family, students and curators are digitizing her vast archive and spotlighting early wearable art, even as multiple generations credit Saar’s fearless vision with expanding possibilities for Black womanhood and American art.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Page is largely credited with helping explode Love Island's stateside appeal and providing a positive representation of Black love and womanhood.

— Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of womanhood

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