as in to paralyze
to deprive of courage or confidence
being eliminated early in one's very first tennis tournament can be an emasculating experience
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Recent Examples of emasculate
There are no good statistics documenting this problem but, according to the sociologist Sanjay Srivastava, in many parts of North India, higher-caste men rape lower-caste women to emasculate lower-caste men.
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Ira Trivedi, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2014
This is taking programs that people depend on to save lives and emasculating them.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
On the downside, the show has some terrible notions about Jewish women that play into controlling and emasculating stereotypes.
—Nina Metz, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
This is taking programs that people depend on to save lives and emasculating them.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Ira Trivedi, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2014
This is taking programs that people depend on to save lives and emasculating them.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
On the downside, the show has some terrible notions about Jewish women that play into controlling and emasculating stereotypes.
—Nina Metz, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
This is taking programs that people depend on to save lives and emasculating them.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emasculate
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In this article: The News The View From Europe The View From The Middle East The View From China The View From Russia The News Global leaders urged restraint Friday after Israel launched a major string of strikes on Iran aimed at paralyzing the country’s nuclear and military might.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
13 June 2025
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Trump Opens $5 Million Gold Card Visa Waitlist—What To Know Air India Plane With 242 Onboard Crashes Shortly After Takeoff In Western India This paradox has paralyzed innovation in privacy-sensitive sectors.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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When Chinese critics of the government speak out, they are regularly harassed and intimidated — even in our country, where Chinese dissidents have been threatened by agents of their government.—
Jovante Teague,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2025
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An escalation in political violence The shootings come as political leaders nationwide have been attacked, harassed and intimidated amid deep political divisions.—
Obed Lamy,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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May 9, 2024 Gary Usher, a songwriter who worked with Landy, told state investigators that Wilson was a virtual captive, manipulated by a man who frightened and intimidated him.—
Steve Marble,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Today, movies and TV intended for the biggest audience possible often water down their storytelling and generalize in order to avoid anything that might challenge, frighten or unsettle the audience.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Every manager, then, wanted a guy on his bench who was there for one reason only: to grab a bat, terrify the closer and obliterate a baseball.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Farm laborers, many of whom have lived and worked in their communities for decades, were terrified of being rounded up and deported, separated from their families and livelihoods.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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However, the stories about Porter from Cleveland and Houston may scare enough other teams that Milwaukee can keep him at that price. 7.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Without it, regulation-heavy environments like Spain (which recently introduced strict labeling laws for AI content) will scare away the next generation of founders. 3.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Emasculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emasculate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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