rapist
One who assaults
A rapist is a person who commits rape—who forces another person into sexual intercourse or other sexual acts without consent.
The term applies regardless of the rapist's gender or relationship to the victim: Her rapist was someone she had trusted.
Serial rapist describes one who commits multiple rapes.
One who breaks rules
- convictJailed offender after trial
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
imprisonment · sentence · probation · parole · predator · recidivist · registry · prosecution
Violent offensive act
- attackAggressive act against another
- violationBreaking of rules
- forceStrength or compulsion
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
brutality · aggression · dominance · power · control · intimidation · abuse · battery
One still alive after
- victimOne harmed by another
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- healingRestoration of health
therapy · counseling · recovery · resilience · trauma · aftermath · hypervigilance · triggers
offender
One who breaks rules
- convictJailed offender after trial
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
incarceration · imprisonment · sentence · probation · parole · predator · recidivist · registry · prosecution · conviction
assault
Violent offensive act
coercion · brutality · aggression · dominance · power · control · intimidation · abuse · battery · molestation
survivor
One still alive after
- victimOne harmed by another
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
healing · therapy · counseling · recovery · resilience · trauma · aftermath · hypervigilance · triggers · advocacy
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
paranoia · distress · threat · danger · alarm · vulnerability · safety · wariness · vigilance · avoidance
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- prisoncell block, inmate, jail, prison, prisoner
- abusersabuser, batterer, beater, brutalizer, bully
- villainsvillain, antagonists, Darth Vader, evil characters, Joker
- attackersaggressor, assailant, attacker, assaulter, ambusher
rapistvictim
One harmed by another
rape victim · survivor · sufferer · innocent · innocent man
- serial rapistCriminal who assaults repeatedly
- date rapistOne who assaults companions sexually