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demasculization

demasculization noun: demasculinization.

Noun

demasculization (countable and uncountable, plural demasculizations)

  1. demasculinization
    • Foot Newton sadly admits that "there are a number of contributing factors in the culture," including "years of violation of self-esteem and demasculization in a very patriarchal society ... or the lack of hope of anything every^([sic]) changing."2009 February 17, Richard Ouzounian, “Studio Theatre's Tshepang: A brutal crime, a thread of hope”, in Toronto Star

Forms of demasculization

pluraldemasculizations

Origin of demasculization

From de- + masculization.

Questions about demasculization

What does demasculization mean?
Demasculization means demasculinization.
What part of speech is demasculization?
Demasculization is a noun.
What is the plural of demasculization?
The plural of demasculization is demasculizations.

Words near demasculization in the dictionary

  1. demasculinization
  2. demasculinize
  3. demasculinized
  4. demasculinizes
  5. demasculinizing
  6. demasculization
  7. demasculizations
  8. demask
  9. demasked
  10. demasker
  11. demaskers

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