anti-rape
adjective
an·ti-rape
ˌan-tē-ˈrāp 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
variants
or less commonly antirape
: serving or intended to prevent or discourage rape
anti-rape activists
an antirape movement
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And yet, its importance as a text of and for the anti-rape movement—a movement that emerged from second-wave feminist organizing, speak-outs, and grassroots consciousness-raising sessions in the late 1960s and early 1970s—escaped most observers.
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TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
In June 2017, Choe painted a mural at the Houston Bowery Wall in New York, which would become a target for anti-rape protesters.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
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TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
In June 2017, Choe painted a mural at the Houston Bowery Wall in New York, which would become a target for anti-rape protesters.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
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“Anti-rape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-rape. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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