incest

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin incestus. Displaced Old English mǣġhǣmed (literally “relative-sex”). Doublet of inchaste. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪn.sɛst/ Rhymes: -ɪnsɛst Hyphenation: in‧cest === Noun === incest (usually uncountable, plural incests) Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo. Synonym: inbreeding Antonym: outbreeding Hyponyms: auntcest, cousincest, fauxcest, sibcest, twincest (loosely) Romantic relationships between close relatives, also widely taboo. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === incest (third-person singular simple present incests, present participle incesting, simple past and past participle incested) (ambitransitive) To engage in incestuous sexual activities. === See also === sisterfucker motherfucker brotherfucker === Further reading === “incest”, in Collins English Dictionary. “incest, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “incest”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “incest”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “incest”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 “incest, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === ceints, insect, nicest, scient == Dutch == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin incestus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪn.sɛst/, (dated) /ɪnˈsɛst/ Hyphenation: in‧cest === Noun === incest m (uncountable, no diminutive) incest Synonyms: bloedschande, bloedschending, bloedschennis ==== Derived terms ==== incestdrama incesttheorie incestueus == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French inceste, from Latin incestus. === Noun === incest n (plural incesturi) incest ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin incestus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ǐnt͡sest/ Hyphenation: in‧cest === Noun === ìncest m inan (Cyrillic spelling ѝнцест) incest ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === incest c incest Synonym: (dated) blodskam ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== incestuös (“incestuous”) === References === incest in Svensk ordbok (SO) incest in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) incest in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)