emasculate (imaskuleit)

verb
/ɪˈmæskjʊleɪt/
entmannen (entmannen)

Bedeutung

To make someone weaker or less effective; to deprive of strength or vigor.
Bedeutungsübersetzung
jemanden schwächer oder weniger effektiv machen
jemanden schwacher oder weniger effektiv machen

Beispielsätze

The constant criticism emasculated his confidence.

Die ständige Kritik hat sein Selbstvertrauen entmannt.
Die ständige Kritik hat sein Selbstvertrauen entmannt.

Synonyme

weaken, debilitate, undermine, sap, diminish

Antonyme

strengthen, empower

Kollokationen

emasculate confidence, emasculate authority, emasculate power

Verwandte Vokabulare

to discover or identify the presence or existence of something; to notice something that is not imme...
To reduce the number of people living in a place.
to criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner
to be silent and bad-tempered because you are angry or disappointed
To follow or trace the course or progress of something.
to convince someone to do or believe something through reasoning or argument

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