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[ 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.

RELATED WORDS

discourage, dishearten, unsettle, dampen, dispirit, upset, disorganize, disturb, cripple, deject, daunt, debilitate, embarrass, disconcert, sap, undermine, weaken, unzip, discountenance, rattle

Nearby words

  1. unloving,
  2. unluckily,
  3. unlucky,
  4. unmade,
  5. unmake,
  6. unmanageable,
  7. unmanly,
  8. unmanned,
  9. unmannered,
  10. unmannerly

Origin of unman

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-2 + man1
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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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Word Origin and History for unman

unman

v.

1590s, "to deprive of the attributes of a human being," from un- (2) + verbal derivative of man (n.). Meaning "to deprive of manly courage" is attested from c.1600; that of "to emasculate" is from 1680s.

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