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deflowering

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /dɪˈflaʊ(w)əɹɪŋ(ɡ)/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2005 Muhammad Khalid Masud et al - Dispensing Justice in Islam: Qadis and Their Judgements If a midwife testifies that the wound is old, then deflowering may have occurred prior to the husband's initial penetration of his wife.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of deflower

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

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