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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With a formfitting silhouette and long sleeves, the lace look was given an extra boost of femininity with the addition of a pink ruffle and bow beneath the bustline — a motif that also featured at the cuffs of the long-sleeve dress.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
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But beyond all that, the sports issue has brought out the reality of biology itself, underscoring the fact that femininity and masculinity are not just states of mind, and that men and women are irreversibly, insurmountably different and distinct in anatomy and physiology.—
Alanna Smith,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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As if womanhood can be boiled down to a lab result.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Still, the most powerful actresses have taken this archetypal role and created a picture of Technicolor womanhood out of it, whether in Hereditary, Rosemary’s Baby, or the more recent independent film Kindred.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Emasculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emasculation. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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