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Incest

//ˈɪn.sɛst// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo. uncountable, usually

    "Genetic problems caused by incest are thought to have plagued many royal families in the Middle Ages."

  2. 2
    sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child) wordnet
  3. 3
    Romantic relationships between close relatives, also widely taboo. broadly, uncountable, usually
Verb
  1. 1
    To engage in incestuous sexual activities. ambitransitive

    "I do not want anyone to feel that my lesbianism is a result of being incested."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin incestus. Displaced Old English mǣġhǣmed (literally “relative-sex”). Doublet of inchaste.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin incestus. Displaced Old English mǣġhǣmed (literally “relative-sex”). Doublet of inchaste.

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