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unmanned

[ uhn-mand ]
/ ʌnˈmænd /
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adjective

without the physical presence of people in control: an unmanned spacecraft.
Falconry. (of a captured hawk) untrained for hunting with a master; unmade.

RELATED WORDS

discourage, dishearten, unsettle, dampen, dispirit, upset, disorganize, disturb, cripple, deject, daunt, debilitate, embarrass, disconcert, sap, undermine, weaken, emasculate, altered, fixed

Nearby words

unmade, unmake, unman, unmanageable, unmanly, unmanned, unmannered, unmannerly, unmarked, unmarred, unmarried

Origin of unmanned

First recorded in 1535–45; un-1 + manned

Definition for unmanned (2 of 2)

unman

[ uhn-man ]
/ ʌnˈmæn /

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.

Origin of unman

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-2 + man1
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British Dictionary definitions for unmanned (1 of 2)

unmanned

/ (ʌnˈmænd) /

adjective

lacking personnel or crewan unmanned ship
(of aircraft, spacecraft, etc) operated by automatic or remote control
uninhabited
falconry (of a hawk or falcon) not yet trained to accept humans

British Dictionary definitions for unmanned (2 of 2)

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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