unman

[ uhn-man ]

/ ʌnˈmæn /

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verb (used with object), un·manned, un·man·ning.

to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of: Constant conflict finally unmanned him.

to deprive of virility; emasculate; castrate.

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Origin of unman

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-² + man¹

Words nearby unman

unlovely, unloving, unlucky, unmade, unmake, unman, unmanageable, unmanly, unmanned, unmannered, unmannerly

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Example sentences from the Web for unman

And he gasps, a strangled moan … ‘You are going to unman me, Ana … You—take me.’
Speed Read: 12 Naughty Bits From ‘50 Shades Darker’|Lizzie Crocker|May 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Dangerfield's bold proposition seemed quite to overpower and unman him.
The House by the Church-Yard|J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Would it unman a Spanish exile by reminding him of his native land at all?
Dickensian Inns & Taverns|B. W. (Bertram Waldrom) Matz
You have spoken truth—not all the truth, but sufficient to unman me.
The Path of the King|John Buchan

He glanced up at her, and the sympathy and love written on her gentle face seemed to unman him for a moment.
His Heart's Queen|Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
But the viceroy durst not trust me so far as to unman his ships, lest I should come against him.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.|Robert Kerr

British Dictionary definitions for unman

unman

/ (ʌnˈmæn) /

verb -mans, -manning or -manned (tr)

to cause to lose courage or nerve

to make effeminate

to remove the men from

archaic to deprive of human qualities

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unman

verb (used with object), un·manned, un·man·ning.

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British Dictionary definitions for unman

verb -mans, -manning or -manned (tr)