emasculated
Robbed of strength
Emasculated means weakened or stripped of power, vigor, or authority.
The word literally refers to castration but appears almost exclusively in its figurative sense—describing something or someone made ineffectual: an emasculated opposition party, He felt emasculated by her constant criticism.
The term carries gendered freight, implying that strength and capability are inherently masculine.
Lacking power or efficacy
- helplessUnable to act independently
- ineffectualFailing to achieve purpose
- disempoweredDeprived of authority or influence
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
stripped · defanged · neutered · declawed · toothless · sidelined · silenced · overruled
Made to feel worthless
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- dishonoredBrought shame upon
- disgracedBrought into shame
mortified · embarrassed · abased · chastened · wounded · demoralized · crushed · deflated
Made less capable
- enfeebledMade weak or feeble
- sappedDepleted of vitality
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- debilitatedMade weak or infirm
enervated · vitiated · gutted · hollowed · diluted · watered-down · softened · tamed
Surgical sterilization of animals
- geldingCastrated male equine
- eunuchCastrated male servant
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- desexingSterilizing an animal surgically
orchidectomy · orchiectomy · gonadectomy · spaying · fixing · altering · capon · steer
Expressing contempt or dismissiveness
- underminingWeakening by covert means
- degradingLowering in worth
- denigratingCriticizing to damage reputation
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
disempowering · devaluing · infantilizing · patronizing · disparaging · deflating · disrespecting · humiliating
impotent
Lacking power or efficacy
- helplessUnable to act independently
- ineffectualFailing to achieve purpose
- disempoweredDeprived of authority or influence
submissive · stripped · defanged · neutered · declawed · toothless · sidelined · silenced · overruled · dominated
humiliated
Made to feel worthless
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- dishonoredBrought shame upon
disgraced · mortified · embarrassed · abased · chastened · wounded · demoralized · crushed · deflated · unmanned
weakened
Made less capable
- enfeebledMade weak or feeble
- sappedDepleted of vitality
- diminishedMade or became smaller
debilitated · enervated · vitiated · gutted · hollowed · diluted · watered-down · softened · tamed · defused
neutering
Surgical sterilization of animals
- geldingCastrated male equine
- eunuchCastrated male servant
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
desexing · orchidectomy · orchiectomy · gonadectomy · spaying · fixing · altering · capon · steer · wether
belittling
Expressing contempt or dismissiveness
- underminingWeakening by covert means
- degradingLowering in worth
- denigratingCriticizing to damage reputation
diminishing · disempowering · devaluing · infantilizing · patronizing · disparaging · deflating · disrespecting · humiliating · marginalizing
emasculatedempowered
Given power to act
strengthened · emboldened · assertive · dominant · enabled
emasculateduncastrated
Not gelded or neutered
intact · unemasculated · whole · unneutered · fertile
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