necrophilia
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necrophilia
- /ˌnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/ UK
- /nɛkɹoʊˈfɪli.ə/ US
- /nɛkɹoʊˈfɪljə/ US
Rhymes with -ɪliə
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From necro- (Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “corpse, dead”)) + -philia (Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “affection”)), after German Nekrophilie (in Krafft-Ebing 1887).
noun necrophilias
- A pathological attraction to dead bodies.
- Sexual activity with corpses. A woman in Sweden has been accused of necrophilia after investigators found some 100 skeleton parts in her apartment.
- A pathological fascination with death.
Similar: necrophilism, necrophily · Opposite: necrophobia
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Similar: necrophilism, necrophily · Opposite: necrophobia
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noun pathological attraction to dead bodies
| Español | necrofilia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시간증 siganjeung, 시체애호증 sicheaehojeung, 네크로필리아 nekeuropillia |
| 日本語 | 屍姦 shikan, 死体性愛 shitaisen'ai, 屍体性愛 shitaisen'ai, ネクロフィリア nekurofiria, 死体愛好症 shitaiaikōshō |
| 中文 | 戀屍癖 /恋尸癖 liànshīpǐ, 戀屍 /恋尸 liànshī, 屍體嗜好症 /尸体嗜好症 shītǐ shìhàozhèng |
| Português | necrofilia |
| Français | nécrophilie |
| Deutsch | Nekrophilie |
| Italiano | necrofilia |
| Ελληνικά | νεκροφιλία nekrofilía |
| Русский | некрофили́я nekrofilíja |
noun pathological fascination with death
| Español | necrofilia |
|---|---|
| Português | necrofilia |
| Français | nécrophilie |
| Italiano | necrofilia |
| Ελληνικά | νεκροφιλία nekrofilía, θανατοφιλία thanatofilía |
| Русский | некрофили́я nekrofilíja |
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