emasculation

emasculation

See also: émasculation

English

Etymology

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English emasculate
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ion
English emasculation

    From emasculate + -ion.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Noun

    emasculation (countable and uncountable, plural emasculations)

    1. (medicine) The removal of the penis, testicles, and scrotum of (a male person or animal).
    2. The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
    3. The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigour or effectiveness.
      The authoritarian regime oversaw the total emasculation of the country's judiciary.

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