castrated

American  

[kas-trey-tid] / ˈkæs treɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. emasculated by having the testicles removed.

   Some castrated male cats will spray urine, but it is much more common in unneutered males.

2. deprived of strength, force, or effectiveness.

   She claims that the International Criminal Court is a castrated organization with no policing power.

3. 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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of castrate.

Other Word Forms

• uncastrated adjective

Etymology

Origin of castrated

castrate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Last July, a video emerged that showed another captured Ukrainian soldier being castrated in the Russian-occupied Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.

From BBC

Last July, a video emerged that showed a captured Ukrainian soldier being castrated in the Russian-occupied Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.

From BBC

Eva Medina Canada did not take a bath after she killed and castrated her abusive lover.

From New York Times

One was nearly castrated by a mob, he said.

From Reuters

“The more time that passes, the more hippos will either have to be culled, castrated or captured.”

From Scientific American