haematolagnia
/ˌhiː.mə.tə(ʊ)ˈlæɡniə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Of particular interest was the supposed compulsion to kill for blood (to drink). It is thought that such compulsions are linked to a sexual deviation, such as haematophilia or hematolagnia (APA, 2002) or vampirism (Prins, 1985), but Haigh gave no indication of paraphilia of this kind and, indeed, seemed to have no interest in sex."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek; equivalent to haemato- + -lagnia.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌhiː.mə.tə(ʊ)ˈlæɡniə/
Usage
Inflected Forms
hematolagnia (alternative)
Frequently Paired Words
haematolagniac
haematophilia