Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incestophilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ces-tophil-ia
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The love of incest.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Children show erotic ties to parents and brothers and sisters, though not before 4–6 years of age. Infantile incestophilia is manifested by sensations and phantasies; incestuous acts, even sexual acts, may occur among brothers and sisters."
"For example, there seems to actually be a disinclination to mate with a near relative (given alternatives) (and yes, various forms of incestophilia abound, but still). But it also seems not to be based on any perception of relatedness, at least not in humans, but rather on whether you were brought up together."

Etymology

From incest + -o- + -philia.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does incestophilia mean?: The love of incest.
Where does incestophilia come from?: From incest + -o- + -philia.

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