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fragile masculinity

fragile masculinity noun: anxiety felt by men who feel they do not meet cultural standards of manhood.

Noun

fragile masculinity (uncountable)

  1. Anxiety felt by men who feel they do not meet cultural standards of manhood

Questions about fragile masculinity

What does fragile masculinity mean?
Fragile masculinity means anxiety felt by men who feel they do not meet cultural standards of manhood.
What part of speech is fragile masculinity?
Fragile masculinity is a noun.

Words near fragile masculinity in the dictionary

  1. fragicide
  2. fragilariacean
  3. fragilarioid
  4. fragilarioids
  5. fragile
  6. fragile masculinity
  7. fragile X
  8. fragile X syndrome
  9. fragilely
  10. fragileness
  11. fragiler

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