necrofilia

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necrofilia

[nekɾoˈfilja]

Rhymes with i.lja

Where it comes from

Del griego antiguo νεκρός (nekrós, 'muerto') y φιλία (filía, 'amistad'). Probablemente, acuñado por el psiquiatra austrogermano Krafft-Ebing en su obra de 1886 Psychopathia Sexualis. Del prefijo necro- y el sufijo -filia.

noun necrofilias

Parafilia caracterizada por una atracción sexual hacia los cadáveres.

In English

necrophilia pathological attraction to dead bodies

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@misc{necrofilia_2026,
  title = {necrofilia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/necrofilia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}