Definition
The act of taking away someone's virginity or stripping something of its purity or innocence.
Etymology
From deflower + -ing (gerund suffix). The -ing suffix can mark either a present participle or a gerund (noun form), coming from Old English -ing.
Kelly Says
The noun form 'deflowering' was used extensively in 18th and 19th century literature as a serious plot device, but today it sounds almost comically formal—language changes as society's values shift about what we consider important enough to name.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል አጥር
en-k'ulaal at-ir
ARالعربية
فقدان البلوغ
faqdān al-bulūgh
BNবাংলা
ফুলের পতন
fool-er paton
CACatalà
desflorament
deh-s-floh-ra-men-t
CSČeština
odkvetnutí
od-kvet-nuti
DADansk
blomstfald
blomst-faald
DEDeutsch
Entblühung
ent-bloo-hng
ELΕλληνικά
αποφύλλωση
a-po-fy-llo-soh
ESEspañol
desfloramiento
des-floh-ra-mien-toh
FAفارسی
شکوفه دادن
she-kof-e da-dan
FISuomi
kukkien avautuminen
kuk-kien a-vau-tu-mi-nen
FRFrançais
défloraison
deh-floh-ray-zohn
GUGU
ફુલ ખોલવું
fool kho-luv-nu
HEעברית
השחיתת
hash-chit-at
HIहिन्दी
पुष्प का फूलना
pushp ka phoolna
HUMagyar
virágzás
vee-raag-zaas
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghancuran bunga
pen-han-chu-ran bun-ga
IGIG
ịgba ọbara
ee-gba o-ba-ra
ITItaliano
deflorazione
deh-floh-rah-tsyo-neh
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-p'ret
KO한국어
꽃을 꺾다
kkot-eul keot-da
MRMR
फुलांची उघडण
fool-a-n-chi u-ghad-on
MSBahasa Melayu
penghilangan bunga
pen-ghi-la-ngan bun-ga
MYမြန်မာ
ပွင့်ပျက်
pun-gwet-pyat
NLNederlands
ontbloemen
ont-bloo-men
NONorsk
blomstring
blom-sterring
PAPA
ਫੁੱਲ ਖੋਲ੍ਹ
fool kho-l
PLPolski
odkwitanie
od-kwi-ta-nie
PTPortuguês
desfloramento
des-floh-rah-men-toh
RORomână
desfrunzare
deh-sh-fru-n-za-reh
RUРусский
снятие цветков
snytie tsvetkov
SVSvenska
avblomning
av-blom-ning
SWKiswahili
kuchapa
koo-cha-pa
TAதமிழ்
பூக்களை அழித்தல்
pooka-la-i a-li-tha-l
TEతెలుగు
పూల విచ్చేద
poolu vichhed
THไทย
การทำให้บาน
garan tham hai ban
TLTL
pag-aalis ng bulaklak
pa-ga-a-lis ng bu-lak-lak
TRTürkçe
çileklenme
chee-lek-neh-meh
UKУкраїнська
відцвітання
vid-tsvita-nnya
URاردو
پھول کھلانا
fool khilana
VITiếng Việt
hạ hoa
ha hoa
YOYO
gba ọbara
gba o-ba-ra
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Gerund of 'deflower'; in historical contexts (marriage, honor systems) denotes the act of destroying a woman's marriageability through forced or coercive sex. The term naturalizes sexual violence within patriarchal property frameworks.
Inclusive Usage
Restrict to botanical contexts or historical analysis where you explicitly critique the term's embedded misogyny. When discussing acts: 'sexual coercion,' 'rape,' 'sexual assault'—avoid euphemism.
Inclusive Alternatives
["stripping flowers","sexual assault","sexual coercion","rape"]
Empowerment Note
Women's movements have reclaimed voice by rejecting shame-language and insisting on direct naming of harm; 'deflowering' belonged to systems that blamed victims.