INCEST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("incest" is a kind of...):

criminal congress; unlawful carnal knowledge (forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals)

Derivation:

incestuous (relating to or involving incest)

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