emasculations
Removals of manhood
Emasculations are acts of emasculating—removing male power, identity, or sexual organs.
The word spans literal castration and figurative weakening: the emasculations of male livestock, the slow emasculations of his authority by the board.
Each instance strips away something considered essentially masculine, whether anatomical or symbolic.
Weakening someone's spirit
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- belittlementVerbal diminishing of worth
- disempowermentLoss of agency
- degradationDecline in condition
undermining · diminishment · weakening · shaming · demoralization · subjugation · infantilization · domination
Reducing or eliminating weapons
- defundingEliminating allocated money
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- guttingRemoving internal organs
hobbling · undermining · depowering · neutralizing · dismantling · crippling · dilution · curtailment
Excision of reproductive glands
- orchiectomySurgical testicle extraction
- neuteringSurgical sterilization of animals
- geldingCastrated male equine
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
gonadectomy · desexing · ablation · excision · removal · procedure · bilateral · anesthesia
unmanning
Weakening someone's spirit
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- belittlementVerbal diminishing of worth
- disempowermentLoss of agency
degradation · undermining · diminishment · weakening · shaming · demoralization · subjugation · infantilization · domination · intimidation
disarmament
Reducing or eliminating weapons
gutting · hobbling · undermining · depowering · neutralizing · dismantling · crippling · dilution · curtailment · restriction
castration
Excision of reproductive glands
- orchiectomySurgical testicle extraction
- neuteringSurgical sterilization of animals
- geldingCastrated male equine
sterilization · gonadectomy · desexing · ablation · excision · removal · procedure · bilateral · anesthesia · postoperative
emasculationsempowerments
Grants of authority
fortifications · reinforcements · galvanizations · emboldening · invigorations
emasculationsrestorations
Acts of renewing condition
regenerations · reconstructions · rehabilitations · fertilizations