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Vinony

emasculation

noun

  1. removal of male sex organs
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English emasculate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English emasculation From emasculate + -ion.

  1. The removal of the penis, testicles, and scrotum of (a male person or animal).
  2. The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
  3. The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigour or effectiveness.

    “The authoritarian regime oversaw the total emasculation of the country's judiciary.”