unman
Americanverb (used with object)
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unmans,
present (3rd person singular)
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unmanned,
past participle, past
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unmanning
present participle
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to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of.
Constant conflict finally unmanned him.
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to deprive of virility; emasculate; castrate.
verb
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to cause to lose courage or nerve
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to make effeminate
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to remove the men from
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archaic to deprive of human qualities
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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unmansimple
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unmanssimple
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have unmannedperfect
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has unmannedperfect
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am unmanningprogressive
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are unmanningprogressive
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is unmanningprogressive
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have been unmanningperfect progressive
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has been unmanningperfect progressive
Past
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unmannedsimple
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had unmannedperfect
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was unmanningprogressive
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were unmanningprogressive
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had been unmanningperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of unman
Example Sentences
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There’s fear, but not the kind of terror that might unman me, might tempt me to hop the fence and run for home.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2015
The same impulse to unman a social or cultural threat gambols across Groucho’s exchanges with Eliot.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 25, 2014
But the very process that allows it to make these corrections—its palindromes—can also unman it.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2012
Sample unthoughts about her unman: "The noise he made when he swallowed; his smelly feet!"
From Time Magazine Archive
"Does the thought of facing the Stark boy unman you, Tyrion? Your brother Jaime would be eager to come to grips with him."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
"Wind. Trees rustling. A wolf. Which sound is it that unmans you so, Gared?"
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Nothing more unmans a man than to take away from him the spur of necessity, which urges him onward and upward to the goal of his ambition.
From How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune by Orison Swett Marden
But to go without a good-by to her or Cecil, and the old thought, the ghost that haunts every untoward parting, if he should never see them again, unmans him for an instant.
From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Dwelling on this idea unmans me—unfits me for sterner duties.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by William Harrison Ainsworth
I cannot bear to speak of it all now, it unmans me.
From She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. by John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson
Quantum Systems, established in 2015, supplies drones to the Ukrainian armed forces as well as other militaries worldwide and has expanded into new areas of unmanned systems, including on land and at sea.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
"What I care about is whether the legislation meets the nation's needs -- whether it aligns with our indigenous defence strategy and the various requirements for developing our drone and unmanned vehicle industries," Cho said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
At the time, it said it had repurposed a building in order to produce the unmanned aircraft as part of a £200m investment.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Anduril’s entry into unmanned surface vessels brings fresh competition from a deep-pocketed and well-connected military manufacturer to a field of startups all jockeying for Navy contracts, including another Baltimore-based manufacturer, BlackSea Technologies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Apparently inspired by the black wave, some enterprising rebel commander came up with the idea of confiscating people’s abandoned automobiles and sending them unmanned down the streets.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
His final unmanning, complete with broken nose, is served up at Carly’s office by the now-empowered female trio.
From Time ● Apr. 24, 2014
In his new movie, Langella finds excellent employment for that unmanning stare.
From Time ● Aug. 16, 2012
As if sculpted from the earth, Tabor's voice resonates with ancient calm, both consoling and unmanning its listener.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2011
A new neighbor, Tim Valentine, confesses to another sort of problem: an initial enthusiasm followed immediately by unmanning apathy.
From Time Magazine Archive
“It is something like idleness and luxury unmanning us —the strings have gone slack and out of tune.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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