demasculization

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ masculization

Noun[edit]

demasculization (countable and uncountable, plural demasculizations)

  1. demasculinization
    • 2009 February 17, Richard Ouzounian, “Studio Theatre's Tshepang: A brutal crime, a thread of hope”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      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."