unman

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To sap the strength, whether physical or emotional, required to deal with a situation

His fear unmanned him.

To castrate; to remove one's manhood
{v} to deprive of rational powers or of strength and courage
{f} cause to lose characteristics that are considered to be manly (especially courage); castrate, emasculate
To castrate; to remove ones manhood
To emasculate; to deprive of virility
cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience
cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience"
To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship
To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a human being, as reason, or the like
To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish
unmanly
Cowardly, base

He did not know which was more painful to witness: Hempel's unmanly cringing, or the air of fatuous satisfaction that succeeded it.

unmanly
Not acceptable of a man

Lor’, sir, you wouldn’t have ’em in short clothes, poor little dears? And she said it in a tone that seemed to imply I had suggested some unmanly outrage.

unmanly
Not becoming of a man

Many voteless women regard a vote as unwomanly. Nobody says that most voteless men regarded a vote as unmanly. Nobody says that any voteless men regarded it as unmanly.

unmanly
In a manner that is unmanly

A Yankee who had not acclimated well but had retained his native habit of arguing things, came to Riddle's one day, and after some talk about a stray horse, intimated that Mr. Riddle had behaved unmanly in the matter. Wi-ne-ma taking in the situation, pitched into Mr. Yank, and before he knew it, his head was bleeding profusely and a strong hand was grasping his throat. He fought back as best he could, but the poor little Yank was in the hands of an enraged Modoc woman, who was pelting him in the face, saying between her licks, I'll learn you how you talk about my man..

unmanly
Of or pertaining to something not human

I had bought a toy in the street for my own amusement. It represented a woman, a young mother, flinging her little son over her head with one hand and catching him in the other ... The unmanly chuckle always came, I found, when the poor lady dropped her babe, .

unmanly
Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character

He'd be wearing white pants and playing lawn tennis presently if he continued to grow much softer and more unmanly.

unmanned
Not operated by a person or a crew

Unmanned robots.

unmanned
Simple past tense and past participle of unman
unmanly
{a} unbecoming a man
To unman
disman
unmanly
{s} effeminate, womanly, weak, timid
unmanly
Of or pertaining to lack of manliness
unmanly
without qualities thought to befit a man
unmanly
not possessing qualities befitting a man
unmanly
lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
unmanly
In a manner lacking manliness; in a childish or effeminate manner
unmanly
disapproval If you describe a boy's or man's behaviour as unmanly, you are critical of the fact that they are behaving in a way that you think is inappropriate for a man. Your partner can feel the loss as acutely as you, but may feel that it is unmanly to cry. = effeminate. not thought to be suitable for or typical of a man
unmanned
Deprived of manly qualities; deficient in vigor, strength, courage, etc
unmanned
lacking a crew; "an unmanned satellite to Mars
unmanned
{s} lacking a human crew, lacking human operators (e.g., aircraft, spaceship, etc.)
unmanned
If a place is unmanned, there is nobody working there. Unmanned post offices meant millions of letters went unsorted
unmanned
past of unman
unmanned
lacking a crew; "an unmanned satellite to Mars"
unmanned
Unmanned vehicles such as spacecraft do not have any people in them and operate automatically or are controlled from a distance. a special unmanned spacecraft. unmanned rockets
unmanned
Not tamed; not made familiar with, or subject to, man; also used figuratively
unmanned
untamed, applied to a hawk
unmanned
Not furnished with men; as, an unmanned ship
unmanned
weak; effeminate
unmanning
present participle of unman
unmans
third-person singular of unman
unman
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