unman[verb]Synonyms: unnerve, castrate, emasculate, enervate, unstring
Antonyms: man
Contrasted words: brace, fortify
Related Idioms: knock the bottom (
or stuffing) out of
Related Words: deplete,
drain,
exhaust,
impoverish,
abase,
degrade,
disqualify,
paralyze,
prostrate,
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unman noun.
[ʌn'man] rare. Pl. unmen
[ʌn'mɛn].
LME.[from UN-1 + MAN noun.]A person below the status of a man. Also, a monster.
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unman verb trans. [ʌn'man] Infl.
-nn-.
L16.[from UN-2 + MAN verb.]1. Deprive of the attributes of a man or a human; remove from the category of humans;
spec. (now
rare) degrade, bestialize.
L16.■ R. Shirra The first ungods him; the other unmans him.2. Deprive of supposed manly qualities, as self-control, courage, etc.; weaken, discourage.
L16.Vanity Fair Sitting in the dock awaiting a sentence..will unman the stoutest heart.3. Deprive of virility; emasculate.
L17.4. Deprive (a ship, fleet, etc.) of men.
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