Incest

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɪnsÉ›st/
• Rhymes: -ɪnsÉ›st

Origin

From Latin incestus.

Full definition of incest

Noun

1. Sexual relations between close relatives, usually considered taboo; in many jurisdictions, close relatives are not allowed to marry, and incest is a crime.Genetic problems caused by incest are thought to have plagued many royal families in the Middle Ages.
• 2005, George R. R. Martin, A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire, page 225:He was only Craster's whelp, an abomination born of incest, not the son of the King-beyond-the-Wall.

Synonyms

• inbreeding

Antonyms

• outbreeding

Related terms

• incestuous
• spiritual incest

Derived terms

• wincest
• twincest

Anagrams

• insect
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