noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the act of deflowering countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse) wordnet
3. 3
   an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abusebetrayalcherry poppingcherry-poppingdeflowermentdehymenization

Etymology

From Old French desfloracion (French défloration), from Latin defloratio.

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