Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo.

    Genetic problems caused by incest are thought to have plagued many royal families in the Middle Ages.

    Inzest

    инце́стincést, кровосмеше́ниеkrovosmešénije

    інце́стincést, кровозмі́шенняkrovozmíšennja

  2. (broadly, uncountable, usually)Romantic relationships between close relatives, also widely taboo.

More definitions
  • sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Rape and incest are common themes.

    deVergewaltigung und Inzest sind häufige Thematiken.

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  2. Many animal species naturally engage in incest.

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  3. He engaged in incest with his younger sister.

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  4. The relationship of incest and abuse that existed between Tom and Mary resumed.

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  5. Incest occurs naturally in many animal species.

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Translations

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin incestus. Displaced Old English mǣġhǣmed (literally “relative

Learned borrowing from Latin incestus. Displaced Old English mǣġhǣmed (literally “relative-sex”). Doublet of inchaste.

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