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UNMAN
unman
(verb) cause to lose one’s nerve; “an unmanning experience”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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