emasculation
noun /ɪˌmæskjuˈleɪʃn/
/ɪˌmæskjuˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act of making somebody/something less powerful or less effective
- The changes to the electoral laws are another aspect of the emasculation of democratic rights.
- the fact of a man being made to feel that he has lost his male role or qualities
- To compensate for their emasculation, both Jim and Clem resorted to violence.