Castration
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Castration is a noun meaning (surgery) The act of removing the testicles.
Meaning
(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.
Example Sentences
Castration of bulls was a socialization process that turned a bull into an ox; in this transformation something wild became something very useful; nature became culture.
The harlots' harmony echos within our cave of castration Accenting the weeps from the men remade as women; stripped of their appendages Probed and beaten A cult of deviant savages seducing bastards in the darkness
Word Forms
- castrations
Synonyms for castration
Depending on context, synonyms include orchiectomy, emasculation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include emasculation, orchidectomy, gelding, desexing, sterilization, orchiectomy.
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