unman
Drain of nerve
To unman is to deprive of courage, strength, or composure—to cause someone to lose the qualities traditionally associated with manhood.
The word appears in literary or elevated contexts: The sight of his dead son unmanned him.
Grief, fear, or shock unmans a person by breaking down their self-control.
The word can also mean to remove men from a position or vessel: The fort was unmanned.
Remove male gonads surgically
- emasculateDeprive of power
- neuterRemove fertility surgically
- geldCastrate male animal
- effeminizeMake womanly in manner
feminize · disempower · humiliate · degrade · demean · belittle · diminish · weaken
Cause to lose hope
- demoralizeDestroy confidence or resolve
- discourageDiminish someone's confidence
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- dispiritCause to lose hope
daunt · deflate · crush · deject · unnerve · intimidate · shake · rattle
castrate
Remove male gonads surgically
- emasculateDeprive of power
- neuterRemove fertility surgically
- geldCastrate male animal
effeminize · feminize · disempower · humiliate · degrade · demean · belittle · diminish · weaken · soften
dishearten
Cause to lose hope
- demoralizeDestroy confidence or resolve
- discourageDiminish someone's confidence
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
dispirit · daunt · deflate · crush · deject · unnerve · intimidate · shake · rattle · break
unnerve
Disturb someone's composure
disquiet · perturb · disconcert · fluster · rattle · alarm · distress · trouble · discompose · discombobulate