incest

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

immorality

unlawfulness

very heinous sin

Translations

inceste

incesto

incesto

Inzest

incest

incesto

Blutschande

bloedschande

αιμομιξία

ensest

incest

جنس محارم

incestum

αδελφομιξία

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnsɛst/

Etymology

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