unman
verb (used with object)
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of.
was unmanning
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past progressiveof unman.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It was so soothing at the same time that it was unmanning, as now he could see, making of him a child again.
From The Financier, a novel by Theodore Dreiser
The sight of them was unmanning the Barbarians; they were an embarrassment and a peril.
From Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert
He had hoped that Colin would answer his father's summons, because he believed now that the life he was leading was unmanning him.
From Scottish sketches by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Breakfast would at least alleviate this sinking feeling which was unmanning him.
From A Damsel in Distress by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
