sissify
Render less masculine
To sissify is to make someone or something seem weak, effeminate, or cowardly—to strip away toughness or masculinity: Critics claimed the new regulations would sissify the sport.
The word carries dismissive or contemptuous force, implying that feminine qualities are inferior.
Often used in complaints about perceived cultural softening: They're trying to sissify our boys.
Deprive of courage
- effeminizeMake womanly in manner
- demasculinizeRemove masculine traits
- softenMake less firm
- neuterRemove fertility surgically
weaken · diminish · undermine · disempower · defang · tame · domesticate · subdue
Insulting provocation
- mockScornful imitation or fake
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- demeanLower in standing
shame · humiliate · degrade · slur · sneer · jeer · scorn · disdain
Male gender characteristics
- femininityFemale nature or character
- machismoExcessive masculine pride
- manhoodAdult male status
- effeminacyFeminine quality in men
typecast · pigeonhole · caricature · prejudice · stigma · labeling · conformity · heteronormativity
unman
Deprive of courage
- effeminizeMake womanly in manner
- demasculinizeRemove masculine traits
- softenMake less firm
neuter · weaken · diminish · undermine · disempower · defang · tame · domesticate · subdue · humble
taunt
Insulting provocation
- mockScornful imitation or fake
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
demean · shame · humiliate · degrade · slur · sneer · jeer · scorn · disdain · bully
masculinity
Male gender characteristics
- femininityFemale nature or character
- machismoExcessive masculine pride
- manhoodAdult male status
effeminacy · typecast · pigeonhole · caricature · prejudice · stigma · labeling · conformity · heteronormativity · homophobia
sissifytoughen
Make harder to damage
harden · strengthen · masculinize · man up · toughen up