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unman

un·man

US/ʌnˈmæn/ uncommon archaic

verb

1.

cause to lose one''s nerve

  • “an unmanning experience”

Origin

From un- (“de-, dis-, away”) + man (“male person”). Compare Dutch ontmannen, German entmannen, both “to unman, emasculate, castrate”.

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