Meanings
nounemasculation (countable and uncountable, plural emasculations)
plural emasculations
- countableuncountableThe act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- countableuncountableThe act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigour or effectiveness.
The authoritarian regime oversaw the total emasculation of the country's judiciary.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounneutering a male animal by removing the testicles
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian скопяване, кастриране
- скопяване (skopjavane)castration
- кастриране (kastrirane)castration
- обезсилване (obezsilvane)deprived of vigor
Catalan emasculació
- emasculaciócastration
French émasculation
- émasculationcastration
German Entmannung
- Entmannungcastration
Spanish emasculación, acabado
- emasculacióncastration
- acabadodeprived of vigor
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with emasculation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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Cite this entry
APA
emasculation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emasculation
MLA
“emasculation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emasculation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emasculation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emasculation.
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