UNMAN

unman

(verb) cause to lose one’s nerve; “an unmanning experience”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

unman (third-person singular simple present unmans, present participle unmanning, simple past and past participle unmanned)

(transitive, archaic) To castrate; to remove the manhood of.

Synonym: emasculate

(transitive, figurative) To sap the strength, whether physical or emotional, required to deal with a situation.

Synonym: emasculate

(transitive) To deprive of men.

Anagrams

• annum, nanmu

Source: Wiktionary

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Un*man", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + man.]

1. To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a human being, as reason, or the like. [R.] South.

2. To emasculate; to deprive of virility.

3. To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish. Let's not unman each other. Byron.

4. To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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