Definition of unman Unman

un•man

We found 9 definitions of unman from 5 different sources.

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unmans, unmanning, unmanned

unman - cause to lose one's nerve; "an unmanning experience"

faze, unnerve, unsettle, enervate disturb the composure of

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unman (Verb)
To castrate; to remove one's manhood.
unman (Verb)
To sap the strength, whether physical or emotional, required to deal with a situation.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

unman (v. t.)
To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a human being, as reason, or the like.
unman (v. t.)
To emasculate; to deprive of virility.
unman (v. t.)
To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish.
unman (v. t.)
To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

unman
un-man′, v.t. to deprive of the powers of a man, as courage, virility, &c.: to deprive of men.—adj. Unman′like, not manlike.—n. Unman′liness, effeminacy.—adjs. Unman′ly, not becoming a man: unworthy of a noble mind: base: cowardly; Unmanned′, not manned or furnished with men: (Shak.) not tamed or made subject to man, maiden, virgin

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unman, verb, present, 1st person singular of unman (infinitive).
unman, verb (infinitive).

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