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necrophilia

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11 lettersPronunciation /ˌnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/Part of speech nounSorted acehiilnoprStarts with NEnds with A0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies

Word origin

From necro- (Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “corpse, dead”)) + -philia (Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “affection”)), after German Nekrophilie (in Krafft-Ebing 1887).

Used in a sentence

  • A woman in Sweden has been accused of necrophilia after investigators found some 100 skeleton parts in her apartment.
  • Mann was a vocal leader in the group, and she was particularly outspoken about an incident in which the school's rugby team engaged in chants calling for violence against women -- including rape and necrophilia.

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