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View synonyms for acquaintance rape

acquaintance rape

[ uh-kweyn-tns reyp ]

noun

  1. sexual assault perpetrated by someone who knows the person they assault. Compare date rape ( def ), stranger rape ( def ).

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Word History and Origins

Origin of acquaintance rape1

First recorded in 1980–85

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Example Sentences

These were, remember, college students in an age of widespread awareness of acquaintance rape.

Non-stranger rape or acquaintance rape is real and happens every day in America.

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