defloration
- noun
- /ˌdɛfləˈreɪʃən/
- Offensive
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desfloración
- It is as if we had been born without appetite and must be led gently into an introduction to oral satisfaction and its increasingly dubious results, the way nubile maidens in past centuries were prepared for marriage proposals and then their legitimate defloration.
Examples
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Third, Qadi Muhammad had performed several child marriages himself, including that of Asiya, who had been so seriously hurt as a result of her defloration that six dayas (midwives), five Arab and one Somali, had not been able to cure her.
Academic text (2004) -
In addition, she asserts that manual defloration, the subject of a four-page description in Freeman's account, ceased when Christian missionaries arrived.
Academic text (1993) -
Fanny is easily persuaded that "he brought me constantly all the money he received" (53), and would not "harbour any idea of being burdensome to him" by asking for clothes or money (54). Fanny, who immediately upon defloration surrenders "to Charles the whole charge of my future happiness" (50), is a perfect find for Charles and is hardly an encouragement for him to alter his attitudes.
Academic text (1994) -
The ancient text describes defloration as a significant moment in a woman's life.
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In some cultures, the ceremony of defloration is celebrated as an important rite of passage.
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She spoke openly about her defloration as an experience that shaped her understanding of intimacy.
Synonyms
The act of having sex that removes someone's virginity
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Defloration comes from Latin parts de- 'off' and flor 'flower', so it paints the picture of 'taking off a flower'. That's why defloration traditionally means the act of taking a woman's virginity.