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unmannings

unmannings is the plural of unmanning.

Meaning of unmanning

Noun

unmanning (plural unmannings)

  1. The removal of manly qualities.
    • Schreber's transformation into a woman begins internally, in terms of thoughts and sensations and nerves. Only then does it begin to manifest itself externally. In this respect, Schreber mentions two brief unmannings in the asylum.2004, Michael Vannoy Adams, The Fantasy Principle: Psychoanalysis of the Imagination, page 106

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Questions about unmannings

What is unmannings the plural of?
Unmannings is the plural of unmanning.

Words near unmannings in the dictionary

  1. unmannerliness
  2. unmannerly
  3. unmanners
  4. unmanneth
  5. unmanning
  6. unmannings
  7. unmannosylated
  8. unmanoeuvrability
  9. unmanoeuvrable
  10. unmanoeuvreable
  11. unmanoeuvred

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