EMASCULATION Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

emasculation

noun

Definition of emasculation next

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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for emasculation

Noun

Wearing a little top that errs on lingerie makes this outfit strike the perfect balance of androgyny and femininity.

— Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 20 June 2026
The Liberty’s tunnel is especially a sight because their tunnel style often lives in between a stretch of femininity and New York grit.

— Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Definition of femininity

Noun

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
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