Meanings
plural demasculizations
- countableuncountabledemasculinization
Foot Newton sadly admits that "there are a number of contributing factors in the culture," including "years of violation of self-esteem and demasculization in a very patriarchal society ... or the lack of hope of anything every^([sic]) changing."
2009 February 17, Richard Ouzounian, “Studio Theatre's Tshepang: A brutal crime, a thread of hope”, in Toronto Star
Origin
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demasculization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demasculization
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