Phrase guide

corrective rape

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The act of raping someone because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in an attempt to force the person to be heterosexual or to enforce gender stereotypes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

corrective + rape. First used in South Africa, in reference to the raping of lesbians.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 姦改 /奸改 (jiāngǎi) — raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 矯正強姦 /矫正强奸 (jiǎozhèng qiángjiān) — raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 矯正性強姦 /矫正性强奸 (jiǎozhèngxìng qiángjiān) — raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity
  • Dutch: correctieve verkrachting — raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity
  • Dutch: corrigerende verkrachting — raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity
  • Esperanto: korekta seksatenco — raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity
  • Finnish: korjaava raiskaus — raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity
  • French: viol correctif — raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity
  • German: korrigierende Vergewaltigung — raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity
  • Portuguese: estupro corretivo — raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity
  • Russian: корректи́рующее изнаси́лование (korrektírujuščeje iznasílovanije) — raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity
  • Spanish: violación correctiva — raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity
  • Spanish: violación curativa — raping a person because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity