Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

castration

/kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: ca-stra-tion
IPA: /kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of removing the testicles.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"The harlots' harmony echos within our cave of castration Accenting the weeps from the men remade as women; stripped of their appendages Probed and beaten A cult of deviant savages seducing bastards in the darkness"

Etymology

Etymology tree English castrate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English castration From castrate + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

castrations (plural)

Derived Forms

autocastration cashtration elastration hemicastration immunocastration postcastration semicastration

Phrases

alimentary castration anti-castration castration anxiety chemical castration

Frequently Paired Words

castrate castrati emasculation testiclectomy desex geld neuter spay

Synonyms

orchiectomy expurgation emasculation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce castration?: The recorded pronunciation is /kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/.
What does castration mean?: The act of removing the testicles.
Where does castration come from?: Etymology tree English castrate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English castration From castrate + -ion.

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