unmanning

Variant of unman

unman definition

un·man (-man′)

transitive verb unmanned -·manned′, unmanning -·man′·ning

  1. 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.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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