date rape vs assault

assault vs date rape

date rape and assault both are nouns.

date rape is not a verb while assault is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
date rape	Yes	No	No	No
assault	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, assault is a hypernym of date rape; that is, assault is a word with a broader meaning than date rape:

date rape: rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)
assault: the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

Other hypernyms of date rape include rape, ravishment, violation.

date rape (noun)	assault (noun)
rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)	close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
	a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
	the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

date rape (verb)	assault (verb)
	attack in speech or writing
	attack someone physically or emotionally
	force (someone) to have sex against their will

Difference between date rape and assault

Words related to "date rape"

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