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rape vs sexual abuse

sexual abuse vs rape

rape and sexual abuse both are nouns.

rape is a verb but sexual abuse is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rape Yes No Yes No
sexual abuse Yes No No No
As nouns, sexual abuse is a hypernym of rape; that is, sexual abuse is a word with a broader meaning than rape:
  • rape: the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
  • sexual abuse: a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
Other hypernyms of rape include sex crime, sex offense, sexual assault.
rape (noun) sexual abuse (noun)
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
the act of despoiling a country in warfare
Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
rape (verb) sexual abuse (verb)
destroy and strip of its possession
force (someone) to have sex against their will
Difference between rape and sexual abuse

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