necrophilia

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
21
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/(UK)
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/ˌnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/(UK) · /nɛkɹoʊˈfɪli.ə/(US) · /nɛkɹoʊˈfɪljə/(US)

Definition of necrophilia

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A pathological attraction to dead bodies.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A pathological attraction to dead bodies.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Sexual activity with corpses.
    “A woman in Sweden has been accused of necrophilia after investigators found some 100 skeleton parts in her apartment.”
    “Mann was a vocal leader in the group, and she was particularly outspoken about an incident in which the school's rugby team engaged in chants calling for violence against women -- including rape and necrophilia.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)A pathological fascination with death.

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Etymology

From necro- (Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “corpse, dead”)) + -philia (Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “affection”)), after German Nekrophilie (in Krafft-Ebing 1887).

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