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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 emasculated
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Squeaky voices were comic, or emasculated.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Frank feels emasculated by everyone and everything.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Noah is a debt-addled, nerdy middle-aged who feels totally emasculated by his inability to get a project off the ground.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Blake is not an emasculated wimp; his confidence is complete, his suavity bordering on the toxic.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
Jordan continues yapping about being emasculated and being less of a man for staying with his wife.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Adjective
By contrast, Gercke’s emasculated George speaks in the monotonous style of a man worn down by life.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Squeaky voices were comic, or emasculated.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Frank feels emasculated by everyone and everything.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Noah is a debt-addled, nerdy middle-aged who feels totally emasculated by his inability to get a project off the ground.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Blake is not an emasculated wimp; his confidence is complete, his suavity bordering on the toxic.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Verb
No matter what agenda the president espoused—the economic pragmatism of Rafsanjani, the liberal aspirations of Mohammad Khatami, the populist provocations of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the nuclear diplomacy of Hassan Rouhani—Khamenei emasculated him.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
Jordan continues yapping about being emasculated and being less of a man for staying with his wife.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emasculated
Verb
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The suspect was also shot and paralyzed, and he was later sentenced to 31 years in prison.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Though she is paralyzed from the neck down, Lucy still has some mobility in her arms, the Post reported.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Tascan also teased a longer-term vision for where Netflix Games could go, including one where viewers pause a show mid-scene, take control of a battle sequence on their phone and then return the altered outcome back to the narrative.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps as a result of the altered immune function, reactivation of dormant viruses has also been documented during and after spaceflight.—
Scott E. Solomon,
STAT,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lee Cronin was both flattered and frightened when Jason Blum suggested titling his The Mummy reimagining as Lee Cronin’s The Mummy.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
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When to see a doctor Ashamalla stressed that people shouldn’t be frightened by every ache or pain.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The effects pouring out of the legislative, executive and even judicial branches of government in this state are about an all-powerful majority and a neutered opposition.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Monitor was always meant to be experienced with a room full of people being terrified together.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
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No matter who was in charge, the Miami Dolphins franchise have been terrified of quarterback competition for nearly two decades, and that might explain why South Florida’s NFL franchise hasn’t won a playoff game in 25 years.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Don’t be intimidated by a dirty liner.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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One of the first things beginners get intimidated by on a motorcycle is its weight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After the goring, the animal retreated back into the reserve when scared off by other patrol members.—
Ryan Brennan
April 27,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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After the goring, the rhino retreated back into the reserve when other patrol members scared it off.—
Ryan Brennan
April 27,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Emasculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emasculated. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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