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Emasculation

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The removal of the penis, testicles, and scrotum of (a male person or animal).
    countable, uncountable
  2. The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigour or effectiveness.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

6 more languages
العربيةالإخصاء
Catalàemasculació
Češtinaoslabení
Ελληνικάευνουχισμός
Gàidhligmì-fhearantas
Galegoemasculación

Examples

“The authoritarian regime oversaw the total emasculation of the country's judiciary.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Emasculations emasculator emasculatrix emayle emb. Emba

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