Phrase guide

gang rape

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A rape involving more than one perpetrator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِغْتِصَاب جَمَاعِيّ (iḡtiṣāb jamāʕiyy) — rape by a number of people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 輪姦 /轮奸 (lúnjiān) — rape by a number of people
  • Czech: hromadné znásilnění — rape by a number of people
  • Danish: gruppevoldtægt — rape by a number of people
  • Danish: massevoldtægt — rape by a number of people
  • Dutch: groepsverkrachting — rape by a number of people
  • Finnish: joukkoraiskaus — rape by a number of people
  • French: viol collectif — rape by a number of people
  • French: viol en réunion — rape by a number of people
  • French: tournante — rape by a number of people
  • German: Gruppenvergewaltigung — rape by a number of people
  • Hebrew: אונס קבוצתי (ónes kvutsatí) — rape by a number of people
  • Hindi: सामूहिक बलात्कार (sāmūhik balātkār) — rape by a number of people
  • Hindi: सामूहिक दुष्कर्म (sāmūhik duṣkarm) — rape by a number of people
  • Hungarian: csoportos nemi erőszak — rape by a number of people
  • Irish: éigniú droinge — rape by a number of people
  • Italian: stupro di gruppo — rape by a number of people
  • Italian: violenza collettiva — rape by a number of people
  • Japanese: 輪姦 (rinkan) — rape by a number of people
  • Lithuanian: grupinis išprievartavimas — rape by a number of people
  • Lithuanian: grupinis išžaginimas — rape by a number of people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gruppevoldtekt — rape by a number of people
  • Polish: zbiorowy gwałt — rape by a number of people
  • Portuguese: violação coletiva — rape by a number of people
  • Portuguese: estupro coletivo/grupal — rape by a number of people
  • Russian: группово́е изнаси́лование (gruppovóje iznasílovanije) — rape by a number of people
  • Serbo-Croatian: grupno silovanje — rape by a number of people
  • Spanish: violación en grupo — rape by a number of people
  • Swedish: gruppvåldtäkt — rape by a number of people
  • Vietnamese: hiếp dâm tập thể — rape by a number of people