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deflowering

UK
/dɪˈflaʊərɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈflaʊɚɪŋ/

Translations

defloweringnoun
deflowerings
pl
лишение девственности
The novel explores the theme of deflowering in a conservative society.
Роман исследует тему лишения девственности в консервативном обществе.
Synonyms
loss of virginity
defloration
devirginization
defloweringgerund / present participle
UK
/dɪˈflaʊərɪŋ/
US
/dɪˈflaʊərɪŋ/
Used attributively to modify nouns, typically in phrases like "deflowering ritual" or "deflowering process".
Synonyms
seducing
ruining
stripping
devirginizing
despoiling
ravishing
violating
deflowerverb

deflowering

Gerund

deflowered
Past Simple
deflowered
Past Participle
deflowering
Gerund
UK
/dɪˈflaʊə/
US
/dɪˈflaʊɚ/
лишать девственности
He was accused of attempting to deflower the young girl.
Его обвинили в попытке лишить девственности молодую девушку.
Additional translations
опустошить
цветок убрать
Synonyms
disflower
deprive
ravish
despoil
strip

Definitions

defloweringnoun
The act of depriving a person of their virginity; the loss of virginity.
Many coming-of-age stories center on the deflowering of the protagonist.
The act of removing the flowers from a plant.
The gardener was busy with the deflowering of the rose bushes to encourage new growth.
defloweringgerund / present participle
Relating to or involved in deflowering, either of virginity or of actual flowers.
The villagers prepared the deflowering ceremony for the new bride.
deflowerverb
To have sexual intercourse with (someone) for the first time, thereby depriving them of virginity.
He boasted that he had deflowered her during the summer holiday.
To take away the beauty, freshness, or innocence of something.
The construction of the new highway deflowered the once pristine landscape.
(archaic) To remove the flowers from (a plant, area, etc.); to strip of blossoms.
The children deflowered the garden, leaving the shrubs bare.
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