demasculization

English

Etymology

de- +‎ masculization

Noun

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."