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castration

[ kas-trey-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the removal of the testes.
the removal of the ovaries.
Psychology. the rendering or condition of impotency, literally or metaphorically, as a result of psychological means, especially the willful threat to a person's masculinity or femininity.
the deprivation of strength, power, or efficiency:
the castration of our morale by a ruthless leader.

First recorded in 1400–50; from Old French or Latin castrātiōn- stem of castrātiō “emasculation”; castrat(e) ( def ), -ion ( def )

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