unsex
pronunciation
How to pronounce unsex in British English:
UK ['ʌn'seks]
How to pronounce unsex in American English:
US [ʌn'seks]
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- Verb:
- deprive of sex or sexual powers
- remove the qualities typical of one's sex
- make infertile
Word Origin
- unsex (v.)
- "deprive of the qualities considered typical of one's gender," c. 1600, from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + sex (n.). Related: Unsexed; unsexing.
Example
- 1. He felt that everyone disapproved of scarlett and was contemptuous of him for permitting her to " unsex herself . "