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emasculate

emasculate

8.6
Not showing usual male strength or confidence
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈmæskjʊˌleɪt/
  • Offensive
: afeminado
  • Some people believe that showing emotion is an emasculate trait in men.

These are thin skinned, emasculated, broken, dumb men that have games the system their whole lives.

Examples

  • In discussions about masculinity, terms that suggest weakness can be seen as emasculate.

  • He felt that his sensitivity made him emasculate in a society that values toughness.

  • The the patriarchy, the, you know, the emasculating culture, whatever you like, right?

Synonyms

effeminate
vsemasculate
  • Offensive
15 7.5

A male who looks or acts like a woman

focuses on lacking masculine strength rather than feminine appearance
effete
vsemasculate
  • Offensive
3 9.9

Too delicate and refined in style, showing little physical strength

means lacking traditional masculine strength rather than refined weakness
less of a man
vsemasculate
  • Offensive
1 8.9

Feeling weaker or less manly than other men

refers to the state of having unmanly qualities rather than just feeling inferior
emasculated
vsemasculate
  • Offensive
1 7.5

Feeling less strong or less like a man

describes having those unmanly qualities rather than a caused feeling

Antonyms

masculine
85 3.7

Having qualities people often connect with men, for example strength and toughness

How Masculine

macho
  • Informal
99 6.7
manly
79 3.0
emasculate
  • Offensive
8.6
effeminate
  • Offensive
15 7.5

Surface Forms

emasculate positive

Etymology

Emasculate comes from Latin ex- 'out' and masculus 'male', the same root as masculine. So when used as an adjective, emasculate describes a person or action that seems to lack traditional 'male' strength or qualities.