unman
verb (used with object)
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of.
had unmanned
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past perfectof unman.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But, whether this be adopted or no, David appears as quite unaffected by the terror which had unmanned the army, and as bringing a buoyant disregard of the enemy, like a reviving breeze.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Alexander Maclaren
The terror of Tavannes’ voice had unmanned him.
From Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France by Stanley John Weyman
But it was only the shock that had unmanned him.
From The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service by Marvin Hill Dana
But the sight of her had unmanned me; my eyes were dim and I lost command of my steps.
From A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 by Florence Warden
Solitude had unmanned me already, and I was utterly unfit to have come upon such an assembly of fiends in such a dreadful wilderness and without preparation.
From Erewhon by Samuel Butler
