Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To deprive of the qualities of a woman; unsex. Sandys, tr. of Ovid's Metamorph., ii.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To deprive of the qualities of a woman; to unsex.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
deprive offeminine qualities; tounsex .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Many believe that the only way to avoid having themselves declared “unwoman” is to act on behalf of patriarchy and discipline other women.
Shii - The Wii for Women Renee 2009
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The black woman has historically been constructed as the ultimate “unwoman” to justify the exploitation that we have been subjected.
Jay Mohr on Michelle Obama: Dude Looks Like A Lady Renee 2009
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We are the ultimate ‘unwoman’; our bodies are deemed unrapeable and therefore we are not considered to exist with the ability to be violated.
Archive 2009-02-01 Renee 2009
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The black woman has long been considered the eternal “unwoman” and “other” in comparison to a white woman and it is only when placed against an intersex woman that somehow Venus can finally have her womanhood validated.
Sarah Gronert Is Not A Man Renee 2009
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Once again black women are constructed as the ultimate “unwoman”.
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY ON BLACK WOMEN Renee 2009
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The black woman has historically been constructed as the ultimate “unwoman” to justify the exploitation that we have been subjected.
Archive 2009-05-01 Renee 2009
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Many believe that the only way to avoid having themselves declared “unwoman” is to act on behalf of patriarchy and discipline other women.
Archive 2009-04-01 Renee 2009
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Once again black women are constructed as the ultimate “unwoman”.
Archive 2009-04-01 Renee 2009
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The black woman has long been considered the eternal “unwoman” and “other” in comparison to a white woman and it is only when placed against an intersex woman that somehow Venus can finally have her womanhood validated.
Archive 2009-03-01 Renee 2009
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We are the ultimate ‘unwoman’; our bodies are deemed unrapeable and therefore we are not considered to exist with the ability to be violated.
Did Kathryn Johnston Really Get Justice? Renee 2009
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