Emasculated — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deprive of strength or vigor

remove the testicles of a male animal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈæskjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈeɪfjuːzˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈeɪfjuːzˌɪzəm/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈæskjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

The Senate emasculated the law
a cut horse

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cut emasculate demasculinise gelded demasculinize castrate

Parts of Speech

verb	deprive of strength or vigor “The Senate emasculated the law”
verb	remove the testicles of a male animal
adjective	(of a male animal) having the testicles removed “a cut horse”

Word Forms

emasculation	noun	loss of power and masculinity
castration	noun	neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
castrate	noun	a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entmannt

der Kraft oder Kraft berauben

🇫🇷French

émasculé

priver de force ou de vigueur

🇪🇸Spanish

castrado

privar de fuerza o vigor

🇮🇹Italian

evirato

privare di forza o vigore

🇳🇱Dutch

ontkracht

beroven van kracht of kracht

🇵🇹Portuguese

emasculado

privar de força ou vigor

🇷🇺Russian

выхолощенный

лишить сил или бодрости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नपुंसक बना दी जाती

शक्ति या शक्ति से वंचित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্বোধ

শক্তি বা শক্তি থেকে বঞ্চিত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏமாந்த

வலிமை அல்லது வீரியத்தை இழக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మాయమైన

బలం లేదా శక్తిని కోల్పోతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्व्यसनी

शक्ती किंवा जोम पासून वंचित

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્દોષ

શક્તિ અથવા ઉત્સાહથી વંચિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷೀಣಿಸಿದ

ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಚೈತನ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശോഷിച്ചു

ശക്തിയോ വീര്യമോ നഷ്ടപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇵🇰Urdu

بے عیب

طاقت یا طاقت سے محروم ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阉割的

失去力量或活力

🇯🇵Japanese

去勢された

力や活力を奪う

🇰🇷Korean

쇠약해진

힘이나 활력이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị suy yếu

tước đi sức mạnh hoặc sức sống

🇹🇭Thai

อ้วนท้วน

ปราศจากกำลังหรือกำลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebiri

menghilangkan kekuatan atau semangat

🇵🇭Filipino

pinatuyo

mag-alis ng lakas o sigla

🇲🇾Malay

dikebiri

menghilangkan kekuatan atau semangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خصي

الحرمان من القوة أو النشاط

🇮🇷Persian

تنبل شده

سلب قدرت یا نیرو

🇹🇷Turkish

iğdiş edilmiş

güç veya kuvvetten mahrum etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְסוּרָס

לשלול כוח או מרץ

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