castration

kæsˈtreɪʃən

Definition

Definition of castration - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animal control

TECH.

neutering a male animal by removing testicles

TECH.

Castration of the farm animals was scheduled for spring.

emasculation

geld

neutering

surgical procedure

TECH.

surgical removal of the testicles or ovaries

TECH.

The vet performed a castration on the farm animals..

orchiectomy

figurative

Rare

removal of power from a person or entity

Rare

The new policy was seen as a castration of the committee's authority.

disempowerment

emasculation

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Expressions with castration

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castration complex

psychological fear of losing genitals or power

The patient discussed his castration complex with the therapist.

castration anxiety

fear of emasculation or loss of power

He discussed his castration anxiety with the therapist.

chemical castration

medical treatment reducing sexual drive with drugs

Chemical castration is sometimes used for sex offenders.

Origin of castration

Latin, castrare (to cut)

Terms with castration included in their meaning

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bullock

castration

castrate a young bull

demasculinize

castration

remove the testicles from a male animal

emasculate

animal castration

remove the testicles of a male animal

gelded

adj.

castration

castrated, typically referring to an animal

ridgeling

imperfect castration

imperfectly castrated male domestic animal

Examples of castration in a sentence

The vet explained the benefits of castration.
Castration is a common practice in livestock management.
The procedure of castration was done to control the animal population.
The budget cuts led to a castration of the department's influence.
The merger resulted in a castration of the smaller company's power.

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French:castration, ...
German:Kastration, Entmachtung, ...
Italian:castrazione, indebolimento, ...
Spanish:castración, anulación, ...
Portuguese:castração, ...
Chinese:阉割, 切除性腺, ...
Japanese:去勢, 剥奪, ...
Arabic:إِخْصاء, خِصَاء, ...
Hebrew:סֵרוּס, סִירוּס, ...
Russian:кастрация, лишение власти, ...
Ukrainian:кастрація, стерилізація, ...
Hindi:बधिया, बधियाकरण, ...
Bengali:খোজা, নপুংসকরণ, ...
Catalan:castració, esterilització, ...
Czech:kastrace, zbavení pravomocí, ...
Danish:kastration, ...
Dutch:castratie, ontmanning, ...
Greek:ευνουχισμός, στείρωση, ...
Hungarian:kasztrálás, ivartalanítás, ...
Khmer:ការកាត់ពងស្វាស, ការកាត់យកពងស្វាស ឬអូវែចេញ, ...
Korean:거세, 정관 절제, ...
Persian:اخته کردن, تضعیف قدرت, ...
Polish:kastracja, pozbawienie władzy, ...
Portuguese (BR):castração, ...
Romanian:castrare, sterilizare, ...
Swedish:kastrering, sterilisering, ...
Thai:การทำหมัน, การถอดถอนอำนาจ, ...
Turkish:kısırlaştırma, kastrasyon, ...
Vietnamese:thiến, cắt tinh hoàn, ...

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