Emasculation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  emasculation \e*mas`cu*la"tion\, n.
     1. The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so
        deprived; castration.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigor


        or strength; unmanly weakness.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  emasculation
       n 1: loss of power and masculinity
       2: neutering a male animal by removing the testicles [syn: {castration}]