unmanningn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmanɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmænɪŋ/

Forms: see unman v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unman v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < unman v. + -ing suffix¹.Compare early modern Dutch ontmanning (1661 or earlier).

The action or an act of unman v. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > man > [noun] > removal from category of men

unmanning1610

1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God vii. xxiv. 285 Here they feare not the vn-manning of them-selues [L. membrorum amputatio].

1672 J. Howe Vanity Mortal Life 118 To indulge its [sc. the body's] slothful desires, and comply with its licentious wild cravings, is far beneath us, a base unmanning of our selves.

1731 tr. Hist. House of Lorraine 19 Where a Prince is bigotted by his Levites, he is carry'd away, even to the eclipsing and unmanning of his Person.

1758 Considerations on Let. to Mayor Encouragem. of Seamen 26 The Attempt would be fruitless and endanger the unmanning of a well disciplin'd Ship.

1836 Morning Post 2 Sept. The immediate effect of this breach of faith will be the unmanning of the Spanish navy.

1855 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 2 June 65/1 The second feature is the unmanning of the trumpet and the French horn..by the introduction of the valve.

1931 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 5 Dec. 1/2 He declared that India was prepared to sacrifice ‘a few innocent heads’ but railed against the ‘unmanning of a whole people’.

1998 C. Barker Galilee ii. i. 57 As he spoke he reached between Zelim's legs as though to make good on the threat of unmanning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

unmanningadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmanɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmænɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unman v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < unman v. + -ing suffix².

That unmans a person; emasculating, enervating.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > female > effeminacy > [adjective] > making effeminate

womanizing1615

unmanning1625

effeminating1630

effeminizing1807

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [adjective]

vile1297

derogative1477

derogatory1502

vild1568

derogatoriousa1575

lessening1592

dishonoured1608

indignous1611

derogant1616

unmanning1625

infimatinga1641

prostituting1646

embasing1652

menial1673

degrading1684

debasing1775

vilifying1781

degradatory1783

dishonouring1843

relegating1872

demeaning1880

1625 T. Middleton Game at Chæss i. i I never give absolution To any crime of that unmanning nature.

1693 H. Newcome Plain Disc. Rash & Sinful Anger 53 The Heathen will rise against us that counted Anger so unmanly (and so unmanning) a Passion.

1753 T. Blackwell Mem. Court of Augustus I. ii. 82 Their Vices were Cruelty and Violence, not sloth the pest of States, and its mean concomitant unmanning Pleasure.

1836 Eclectic Rev. Dec. 452 The relaxing and unmanning influence of the Bengal climate.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Strange Case Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde 58 A place for sufferings and terrors so unmanning.

1947 M. Sandoz Tom-walker iii. ii. 284 His mustache gone..was somehow as unmanning as the old instinctive mutilations of combat.

2009 O. Benson & J. Stangroom Does God hate Women? iii. 80 In a context in which women are an emphatically subordinated group, men find it intensely degrading and unmanning to be told what to do by a woman.

Derivatives

unˈmanningly adv.

ΚΠ

1947 D. Thomas in Horizon Dec. 302 For who unmanningly haunts the mountain caverned eaves.

2012 Sunday Times (Nexis) 22 Jan. 14 I still find the business of birth unmanningly moving.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmanning
释义	unmanningn. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmanɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈmænɪŋ/ Forms: see unman v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unman v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < unman v. + -ing suffix¹.Compare early modern Dutch ontmanning (1661 or earlier). The action or an act of unman v. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [noun] > removal from category of men unmanning1610 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God vii. xxiv. 285 Here they feare not the vn-manning of them-selues [L. membrorum amputatio]. 1672 J. Howe Vanity Mortal Life 118 To indulge its [sc. the body's] slothful desires, and comply with its licentious wild cravings, is far beneath us, a base unmanning of our selves. 1731 tr. Hist. House of Lorraine 19 Where a Prince is bigotted by his Levites, he is carry'd away, even to the eclipsing and unmanning of his Person. 1758 Considerations on Let. to Mayor Encouragem. of Seamen 26 The Attempt would be fruitless and endanger the unmanning of a well disciplin'd Ship. 1836 Morning Post 2 Sept. The immediate effect of this breach of faith will be the unmanning of the Spanish navy. 1855 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 2 June 65/1 The second feature is the unmanning of the trumpet and the French horn..by the introduction of the valve. 1931 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 5 Dec. 1/2 He declared that India was prepared to sacrifice ‘a few innocent heads’ but railed against the ‘unmanning of a whole people’. 1998 C. Barker Galilee ii. i. 57 As he spoke he reached between Zelim's legs as though to make good on the threat of unmanning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). unmanningadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmanɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈmænɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unman v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < unman v. + -ing suffix². That unmans a person; emasculating, enervating. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > female > effeminacy > [adjective] > making effeminate womanizing1615 unmanning1625 effeminating1630 effeminizing1807 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [adjective] vile1297 derogative1477 derogatory1502 vild1568 derogatoriousa1575 lessening1592 dishonoured1608 indignous1611 derogant1616 unmanning1625 infimatinga1641 prostituting1646 embasing1652 menial1673 degrading1684 debasing1775 vilifying1781 degradatory1783 dishonouring1843 relegating1872 demeaning1880 1625 T. Middleton Game at Chæss i. i I never give absolution To any crime of that unmanning nature. 1693 H. Newcome Plain Disc. Rash & Sinful Anger 53 The Heathen will rise against us that counted Anger so unmanly (and so unmanning) a Passion. 1753 T. Blackwell Mem. Court of Augustus I. ii. 82 Their Vices were Cruelty and Violence, not sloth the pest of States, and its mean concomitant unmanning Pleasure. 1836 Eclectic Rev. Dec. 452 The relaxing and unmanning influence of the Bengal climate. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Strange Case Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde 58 A place for sufferings and terrors so unmanning. 1947 M. Sandoz Tom-walker iii. ii. 284 His mustache gone..was somehow as unmanning as the old instinctive mutilations of combat. 2009 O. Benson & J. Stangroom Does God hate Women? iii. 80 In a context in which women are an emphatically subordinated group, men find it intensely degrading and unmanning to be told what to do by a woman. Derivatives unˈmanningly adv. ΚΠ 1947 D. Thomas in Horizon Dec. 302 For who unmanningly haunts the mountain caverned eaves. 2012 Sunday Times (Nexis) 22 Jan. 14 I still find the business of birth unmanningly moving. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1610adj.1625
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