unman
verb (used with object)
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of.
unmans
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present tense formof unman (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"Wind. Trees rustling. A wolf. Which sound is it that unmans you so, Gared?"
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
The remembrance of that misfortune almost unmans me, and fills my eyes with tears.
From Narrative of Mr. John Dodge during his Captivity at Detroit by Clarence Monroe Burton
But if your wife unmans your resolution, imploring dishonor rather than penury, may God pity and help you!
From Twelve Causes of Dishonesty by Henry Ward Beecher
It is trying to be other than one's self that unmans one.
From Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by John Charles Van Dyke
But this is boasting, and what is worse, it unmans me—let us return to my departure from Rochelle.
From A Romance of the West Indies by Eugène Sue
