Deflower — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deprive of virginity

make imperfect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsˈɛptɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪflˈaʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪflˈaʊə/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪsˈɛptɚd/.

Examples

This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village
nothing marred her beauty

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impair mar ruin vitiate spoil

Parts of Speech

verb	deprive of virginity “This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village”
verb	make imperfect “nothing marred her beauty”

Word Forms

defloration	noun	an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
mar	noun	a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
impairment	noun	damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
impairer	noun	an agent that impairs
spoil	noun	the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entjungfern

der Jungfräulichkeit berauben

🇫🇷French

déflorer

priver de virginité

🇪🇸Spanish

desflorar

privar de la virginidad

🇮🇹Italian

deflorare

privare della verginità

🇳🇱Dutch

ontmaagden

ontnemen van maagdelijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

deflorar

privar da virgindade

🇷🇺Russian

лишать девственности

лишить девственности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भ्रष्ट करना

कौमार्य से वंचित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিফ্লাওয়ার

কুমারীত্ব থেকে বঞ্চিত

🇮🇳Tamil

மலரும்

கன்னித்தன்மையை இழக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పుష్పించే

కన్యత్వాన్ని దూరం చేస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

डिफ्लॉवर

कौमार्य वंचित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિફ્લાવર

વર્જિનિટીથી વંચિત રહેવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಫ್ಲವರ್

ಕನ್ಯತ್ವವನ್ನು ಕಸಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈیفلوور

کنواری پن سے محروم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摘花

剥夺童贞

🇯🇵Japanese

破花

処女を奪う

🇰🇷Korean

꽃을 피우다

처녀성을 박탈하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm chệch hướng

tước đi trinh tiết

🇹🇭Thai

ดอกเดฟลาวเวอร์

ปราศจากความบริสุทธิ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

merogol

menghilangkan keperawanan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فض البكارة

الحرمان من العذرية

🇮🇷Persian

گل زدایی

سلب باکرگی

🇹🇷Turkish

koparmak

bekaretten mahrum etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

פורחת

לשלול את הבתולים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'deflower'?

The primary meaning of 'deflower' is 'deprive of virginity'.

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Using 'deflower' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'deflower' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'deflower' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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