necrophilia
A pathological attraction to dead bodiesA pathological attraction to dead bodies.
» Sami read anything related to necrophilia.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)A pathological attraction to dead bodies.
Nekrophilie
некрофили́яnekrofilíja
an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies
(countable, uncountable)Sexual activity with corpses.
(countable, uncountable)A pathological fascination with death.
некрофили́яnekrofilíja
Examples
2 sentencesSami read anything related to necrophilia.
Sami was obsessed with necrophilia.
Translations
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Origin
From necro- (Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “corpse, dead”)) + -philia (Ancient Greek φιλίαFrom necro- (Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “corpse, dead”)) + -philia (Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “affection”)), after German Nekrophilie (in Krafft-Ebing 1887).
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Forms
plural: necrophilias| Singular | necrophilia |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies:necrophilismnecromania
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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