castration
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castration
- /kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun castrations
- The act of removing the testicles. Castration of bulls was a socialization process that turned a bull into an ox; in this transformation something wild became something very useful; nature became culture.
- Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.
Similar: orchiectomy
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noun act of removing the testicles
| Español | castración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 거세 geose, 궁형 gunghyeong |
| 日本語 | 去勢 kyosei, 宮刑 kyūkei, 腐刑 fukei |
| 中文 | 去勢 /去势 qùshì, 閹割 /阉割 yāngē, 腐刑 fǔxíng, 宮刑 /宫刑 gōngxíng |
| Português | castração |
| Français | castration |
| Deutsch | Kastrierung, Hodenentfernung |
| Italiano | castrazione |
| Ελληνικά | ευνουχισμός evnouchismós |
| Română | castrație, castrare |
| Русский | кастра́ция kastrácija |
| Tiếng Việt | sự thiến |
| العربية | إِخْصَاء ʔiḵṣāʔ, خِصَاء ḵiṣāʔ, خَصْي ḵaṣy |
| עברית | סירוס sirus' |
noun figurative: removal of power
| 日本語 | 去勢 kyosei |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ευνουχισμός evnouchismós |
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title = {castration},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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