incest

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnsɛst/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

immorality

unlawfulness

very heinous sin

Translations

inceste

incesto

incesto

Inzest

incest

incesto

kazirodztwo

Blutschande

bloedschande

αιμομιξία

ensest

incest

جنس محارم

incestum

αδελφομιξία