emasculation

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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
  • The theme that surprised Jolie most while working on Couture was the protagonist’s relationship with love and her own femininity.
    Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • These capture the delicate femininity of a ballet flat, with a subtle lift.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Akil’s debut novel expands her storytelling from television’s exterior gaze into the interior, intricate psychology of Black womanhood, where image, trauma, and self-reckoning collapse into a single narrative space.
    Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Betti — An actor, writer, and producer who creates and stars in visually bold, absurdist scripts examining the absurdity of womanhood from a trans perspective.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 June 2026

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“Emasculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emasculation. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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