NECROPHILIA

necrophilia, necrophilism, necromania

(noun) an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

necrophilia (countable and uncountable, plural necrophilias)

(sexuality) A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.

Pathological fascination with death.

Synonyms

• necrophilism

• necrophily

Antonyms

• necrophobia

Anagrams

• arenophilic

Source: Wiktionary



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