verb
Meaning 1
To divest of humanity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unman
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General-American: /ʌnˈmæn/
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rhymes with -æn
verb
Meaning 2
To castrate; to remove the manhood of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: emasculate
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To sap (a person) of the strength, whether physical or emotional, required to deal with a situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: emasculate
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To deprive of men.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 5
cause to lose one's nerve
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an unmanning experience
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle
History
Etymology
From un- (“de-, dis-, away”) + man (“male person”). Compare Dutch ontmannen, German entmannen, both “to unman, emasculate, castrate”.