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unmanning

verb

present participle of unman
1
as in paralyzing
to deprive of courage or confidence the near crash of the airliner was a completely unmanning experience for the passengers

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2
as in discouraging
to lessen the courage or confidence of players who wouldn't let themselves be unmanned by the loss of a single game

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmanning
  1. paralyzing
  2. discouraging
  3. frightening
  4. frustrating
  5. terrifying
  6. intimidating
  7. scaring
  8. emasculating
Verb
  • Since then, the uniquely Chicago gatherings have become massive, paralyzing traffic on Michigan Avenue and DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Duxbury mom does not dispute the killings at their home in January 2023, which preceded a paralyzing suicide attempt from a second-floor window.
    — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of paralyzing
Verb
  • New York cannot create 700,000 homes during 10 years while discouraging the developments most capable of delivering housing at scale.
    — Jim Whelan, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Businesses nearby say the security measures, including checkpoints, are already discouraging customers.
    — Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of discouraging
Verb
  • Powell tried to open the stall door, and then began fondling himself, frightening the 11-year-old, who tried to leave, but Powell blocked him from getting out.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • This war has been a disaster for them, frightening away foreign investors, tourists and talent and burdening them with a future of huge new defense bills to deter Iran after the United States is gone.
    — Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Definition of frightening
Verb
  • But Algo’s hyper-logical, computerised process of consistently picking the favourites to win was undone in the second match of the day, with Ghana frustrating England in a 0-0 draw.
    — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • The documentary’s contradiction is right there, enthralling us with the wild achievements Potter pulled off and frustrating us with his bombast, leading us to ponder whether, as The Dark Wizard suggests, either could exist without the other.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Definition of frustrating
Verb
  • One night, Bridget decides to leave after thoroughly terrifying her husband with an ax.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • For Thomas, unpacking what went wrong goes well beyond the headless bodies, terrifying phone calls and dead ends.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of terrifying
Verb
  • Central Connecticut State University President Zulma Toro resigned Wednesday following an investigation into a complaint alleging the workplace culture under her leadership was oppressive, bullying and intimidating.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Speaking of intimidating travel, the Rams made a bold choice in Week 1 to travel very shortly before the game to Australia and play the 49ers.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of intimidating
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  • Since reintroducing Mexican wolves in 1998, the Fish and Wildlife Service has employed some programs to help manage livestock-wolf conflict, like using range-riders to monitor and deter wolves and scaring them off using non-lethal methods.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Few griz/hunter interactions ever move beyond the scaring stage.
    — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of scaring
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  • In the political sphere—an arena that’s increasingly entangled with social media—figures such as Elon Musk decry empathy as an emasculating plague.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • And yet precisely this dynamic ensures that commitment between men, the kind of domesticity that David and Giovanni attempt to establish in Giovanni’s room, can only ever be emasculating.
    — Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of emasculating
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“Unmanning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmanning. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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