defloration

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noun

the act of deflowering

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

noundefloration (countable and uncountable, plural deflorations)

plural deflorations

  1. countableuncountablethe act of deflowering

    Synonyms: deflowerment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of deflowering

Origin

  1. Latindefloratio
  2. Old Frenchdesfloracion
  3. Englishdefloration

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

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Translations

Arabic تَصَرُّف
  • تَصَرُّف (taṣarruf)the act of deflowering
Bulgarian обезчестяване
  • обезчестяване (obezčestjavane)the act of deflowering
Dutch ontmaagding
  • ontmaagdingthe act of deflowering
Finnish neitsyyden vieminen
  • neitsyyden vieminenthe act of deflowering
French défloration
  • déflorationthe act of deflowering
German Entjungferung, Defloration
  • Entjungferungthe act of deflowering
  • Deflorationthe act of deflowering
Greek ξεπαρθένεμα, ξεπαρθένιασμα
  • ξεπαρθένεμα (xeparthénema)the act of deflowering
  • ξεπαρθένιασμα (xeparthéniasma)the act of deflowering
Hindi कौमार्य भंग करना, नथ उतारना
  • कौमार्य भंग करना (kaumārya bhaṅg karnā)the act of deflowering
  • नथ उतारना (nath utārnā)the act of deflowering
  • चीरा उतारना (cīrā utārnā)the act of deflowering
  • तसर्रुफ़ (tasarruf)the act of deflowering
Italian deflorazione
  • deflorazionethe act of deflowering
Persian تَصَرُّف
  • تَصَرُّفthe act of deflowering
Polish defloracja
  • defloracjathe act of deflowering
Portuguese desfloração, desfloramento
  • desfloraçãothe act of deflowering
  • desfloramentothe act of deflowering
Russian дефлора́ция, лише́ние девстве́нности
  • дефлора́ция (deflorácija)the act of deflowering
  • лише́ние девстве́нности (lišénije devstvénnosti)the act of deflowering
Urdu تَصَرُّف
  • تَصَرُّف (tasarruf)the act of deflowering
Cite this entry
APA

defloration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defloration

MLA

“defloration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defloration. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defloration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defloration.

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