Unman

Quick meaning: Unman is a verb meaning (transitive, archaic) To divest of humanity.

Meaning

(transitive, archaic) To divest of humanity.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, archaic) To castrate; to remove the manhood of.
2. (transitive, figurative) To sap (a person) of the strength, whether physical or emotional, required to deal with a situation.
3. (transitive) To deprive of men.

Example Sentences

He unmanned himself under a pine-tree and bled to death on the spot.

Unman not therefore thy self by a beastial transformation, nor realize old Fables.

I hope to God his theories will not unman him in action, that he will not be musing and refining when he should be leading the Jacks […]

He dressed moodily, and left the room to go down to breakfast. Breakfast would at least alleviate this sinking feeling which was unmanning him.

Word Forms

• unmans
• unmanning
• unmanned

Synonyms for unman

Depending on context, synonyms include emasculate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include disman, unwoman, unhumanise, unhumanize, unperson, unwomanize.

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