incest

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo; in many jurisdictions, close relatives are not allowed to marry, and incest is a crime.

Verb

To engage in incestuous sexual intercourse.

Concepten

incest

bloedschande

Synoniemen

immorality

unlawfulness

very heinous sin

Vertalingen

inceste

incesto

incesto

Inzest

incesto

Blutschande

αιμομιξία

ensest

incest

جنس محارم

incestum

αδελφομιξία

yasaksevi

غشيان؛ سفاح المحارم

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɪnsɛst/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Latin incestus. Displaced native Old English mǣġhǣmed (literally “relative-sex”). Doublet of inchaste.