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View usage for: (ʌnˈmæn) verbWord forms: -mans, -manning or -manned (transitive)1. to cause to lose courage or nerve 3. to remove the men from 4. archaic to deprive of human qualities unman in American English (ʌnˈmæn) verb transitiveWord forms: unˈmanned or unˈmanning1. to deprive of manly courage, nerve, self-confidence, etc. 2. to emasculate; castrate 3. to deprive of men or personnel now usually in the pp. see also unman verb transitive SIMILAR WORDS: unˈnerve Examples of 'unman' in a sentenceunman He tried to unman himself the woman was explaining, thinking it'd placate me.Tears of joy, as opposed to fright, threatened to unman him. Synonyms of 'unman'unnerve, weaken, discourage, intimidate More Synonyms of unman Definition to cause to lose courage or nerve Synonyms psych out (informal) disempower enfeeble dispirit enervate Additional synonymsNothing evil could daunt them. Synonyms discourage, alarm, shake, frighten, scare, terrify, cow, intimidate, deter, dismay, put off, subdue, overawe, frighten off, dishearten, dispiritDefinition to deprive (someone) of confidence or enthusiasm One of the objectives is to demoralize enemy troops. Synonyms dishearten, undermine, discourage, shake, depress, weaken, rattle (informal), daunt, unnerve, disconcert, psych out (informal), disempower, dispirit, dejectDefinition to deprive of the will or enthusiasm to persist in something Don't let this setback discourage you. Synonyms dishearten, daunt, deter, crush, put off, depress, cow, dash, intimidate, dismay, unnerve, unman, overawe, demoralize, cast down, put a damper on, psych out (informal), dispirit, deject- unlovable
- unloved
- unlucky
- unman
- unmanageable
- unmanly
- unmannerly
Additional synonymsDefinition to deprive of power or strength The company tried to emasculate the unions. Synonyms weaken, soften, cripple, impoverish, debilitate, reduce the power of, disempower, enfeeble, make feeble, enervate, deprive of force Definition to deprive of strength or vitality Synonyms weaken, tire, exhaust, fatigue, paralyse, sap, wear out, debilitate, unnerve, wash out, incapacitate, prostrate, enfeeble, devitalizeDefinition to subdue or influence (someone) through fear Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed. Synonyms frighten, pressure, threaten, alarm, scare, terrify, cow, bully, plague, menace, hound, awe, daunt, harass, subdue, oppress, persecute, lean on (informal), coerce, overawe, scare off (informal), terrorize, pressurize, browbeat, twist someone's arm (informal), tyrannize, dishearten, dispirit, scare the bejesus out of (informal), affright (archaic), domineerDefinition to become or make weak or weaker Malnutrition weakens the patient. Synonyms sap the strength of, tire, exhaust, debilitate, depress, incapacitate, enfeeble, enervate |