🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

femme déchue

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fam de-shu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fallen-Woman/ˈfɔː.lən ˈwʊmən/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Dans le roman, le personnage principal est traité comme une femme déchue."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A woman who has engaged in sexual relations outside of marriage, often viewed negatively by society.

    "In the novel, the protagonist is labeled a fallen woman, struggling to reclaim her dignity in a judgmental society."
  2. 2

    A term used historically to denote women who have been ostracized due to perceived moral failings.

    "The community's treatment of her as a fallen woman revealed the harsh realities of social stigma."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'fallen woman' originated in the 19th century, primarily in Victorian England, to describe a woman who has lost her virtue, often through sexual promiscuity. The phrase reflects societal attitudes towards women and morality during that era, where a woman's worth was closely tied to her sexual behavior.

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