defloration

/ˈdɛfləˌreɪʃən/
/dɛfləˈreɪʃən/
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Other forms: deflorations

Definitions of defloration
  1. noun
    the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
  2. noun
    an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
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    type of:
    damage, harm, hurt, scathe
    the act of damaging something or someone
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