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adjective

Definition of emasculatednext
as in castrated

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verb

past tense of emasculate
as in paralyzed
to deprive of courage or confidence being eliminated early in one's very first tennis tournament can be an emasculating experience

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Recent Examples of emasculated
Adjective
By contrast, Gercke’s emasculated George speaks in the monotonous style of a man worn down by life. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 Squeaky voices were comic, or emasculated. — Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
No matter what agenda the president espoused—the economic pragmatism of Rafsanjani, the liberal aspirations of Mohammad Khatami, the populist provocations of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the nuclear diplomacy of Hassan Rouhani—Khamenei emasculated him. — Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026 Jordan continues yapping about being emasculated and being less of a man for staying with his wife. — Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emasculated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emasculated
  1. altered
  2. paralyzed
  3. neutered
  4. frightened
  5. terrified
  6. intimidated
  7. scared
Adjective
  • Search engines, screen readers, copy/paste tools, and translation software can all get tripped up by the altered HTML, making the page a little less useful to your intended audience.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The altered protein must produce a fragment that can be displayed, and that fragment must be presented by a surface display protein type found in the patient.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of altered
Verb
  • Prosecutors say after killing her children, Clancy cut her wrists and neck and jumped from a second-story window, leaving her partially paralyzed.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Lindsay Clancy trial Clancy, who is partially paralyzed from jumping out her second-story bedroom window after killing the children, could be sentenced to life in prison without parole if convicted.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of paralyzed
Adjective
  • All adoptable pets are spayed, neutered and up to date on vaccines and tests.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • This reader hopes that will be a rebuttal to all the dubious America 250 content flooding orgs beholden to the neutered NEA.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of neutered
Verb
  • Fig, a dog from Tulare County, disappeared after becoming frightened by fireworks and gunfire during Fourth of July celebrations, according to authorities.
    — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • Fig, an Australian shepherd, ran away from home after getting frightened by July Fourth fireworks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of frightened
Verb
  • Family members on the ground waiting for their kids to get off the ride were terrified as well, the girls said.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • He is terrified by it, but at the same time tries to use this instrument of terror so as to be master of it in his turn.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of terrified
Verb
  • Iran does not appear to be publicly intimidated by the prospect of more financial sanctions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • What the Experts Say About Starting Out For anyone intimidated by the numbers, the study authors offered reassurance.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of intimidated
Verb
  • The ones who are guessing or scared or covering a gap in their own thinking are the ones who dress uncertainty up in language that sounds important.
    — Jeremy Macliver, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Gamache immediately raced his boat toward the group, and the approaching vessel apparently scared the alligator away.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of scared

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