The act of removing any and all usefulness from something in such a manner that what remains is also worthless. Human males, in particular.
It was a terrible experience to watch her degonadularize him as they broke up. Now, all he does it sit around and watch Lifetime(tm) television all day.
church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.