unmanned

[uhn-mand]

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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.

Origin of unmanned

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

unman

[uhn-man]

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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Related Words for unmanned

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

Examples from the Web for unmanned

Contemporary Examples of unmanned

An unmanned rocket intended to deliver supplies to the International Space Station exploded on Tuesday.
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November 2, 2014
Israel leads the unmanned air vehicle business, despite billions in Pentagon funding for U.S. industry.
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July 14, 2014
Manned, unmanned, a balloon, a kite—you still have to get the information into the hands of the firefighters.
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July 9, 2014
Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles are helping Bashar Assad hold on to power.
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Patrick Hilsman
May 14, 2014
Up until this point, Chinese unmanned drones had only been used in surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
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April 17, 2014

Historical Examples of unmanned

“I should think it would have unmanned you for life,” said Richling.
Dr. Sevier
George W. Cable
For all my callousness I was sick and unmanned by that which had befallen.
The Suitors of Yvonne
Raphael Sabatini
Her voice, its sweet tones breaking a little at the last, unmanned me.
The Rose of Old St. Louis
Mary Dillon
"They can't imagine that we'd light up an unmanned ship," said Ethaniel.
Second Landing
Floyd Wallace
His sensibility to outrage and insult overpowered and unmanned him.
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810
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British Dictionary definitions for unmanned

unmanned

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

unman

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 unmanned

adj.

"not furnished with a crew," 1540s, from un- (2) + man (v).

unman

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.