English Explanatory Dictionary

sexual abuse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any sexual activity that is undesired by one participant but forced on them nonetheless, especially when considered to be more sustained or frequent than an incident of sexual assault.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sexual abuse.wav

Word forms

sexual abuse sexual abuses

Synonyms

sex abuse molestation

Derived words

child sexual abuse
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