castrated

[ kas-trey-tid ]

/ ˈkæs treɪ tɪd /

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adjective

emasculated by having the testicles removed: Some castrated male cats will spray urine, but it is much more common in unneutered males.

deprived of strength, force, or effectiveness: She claims that the International Criminal Court is a castrated organization with no policing power.

Psychology. rendered impotent, literally or metaphorically, by psychological means, especially by having one’s masculinity or femininity threatened: The show is full of literally and figuratively castrated men, witless and robotic, while women drive the action.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of castrate.

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Origin of castrated

castrate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM castrated

un·cas·trat·ed, adjective

Words nearby castrated

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How to use castrated in a sentence

Thus, during Jim Crow, black men were routinely hanged, castrated, and lynched for alleged sexual assaults against white women.
No Wonder Cosby's Keeping Quiet: He Could Still Be Prosecuted|Jay Michaelson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Franco plays Benjy, the mentally handicapped—and eventually, castrated—member of the Compson clan.
James Franco and Scott Haze on 'The Sound and the Fury' and Gawker 'Outing' Them As A 'Couple'|Marlow Stern|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the ending scene where the guy gets castrated is pretty impressive, because the guys playing the natives are real natives.
Eli Roth, Director of ‘The Green Inferno,’ On His Favorite Bloody Movie Kills|Eli Roth|September 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In one sickening final detail, Joe Christmas is castrated even before he is dead, his blood soaking his attackers.
C.E. Morgan: ‘Light in August’ is Faulkner’s Great American Novel|C.E. Morgan|August 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

She may also feel symbolically castrated by the loss of her life savings—a situation that would make anyone rabid.
Madoff's Sex/Money Paradox|Tracy Quan|August 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
You will learn that the Lords have strangely castrated the new Militia Bill.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
Fie, fie upon the flaccid, castrated century, that has no other use than to chew over again the deeds of the past.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
There they also sold rabbits, hares, deer, and little dogs which are raised for eating and castrated.
South American Fights and Fighters|Cyrus Townsend Brady
I know one who in a frenzy of unhappiness seized a razor and castrated himself.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair
On the other hand, the castrated male animal is thoroughly suited to the task of drawing the wagon.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt