defloration

noun

the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)

an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something

Roots

dede- · Latin · removal, from flosflor- · Latin · flower tio-ation · Latin · act of

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The word defloration breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: de-, from Latin de (“removal, from”); flor, from Latin flos (“flower”); and -ation, from Latin tio (“act of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.