necrophilia

/ˌnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/ /nɛkɹoʊˈfɪli.ə/

Meanings

noun

(sexuality) A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.

Examples :

"The news report described the crime as an act of necrophilia, deeply disturbing the community. "

noun

Pathological fascination with death.

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Related Words

fascination noun

/fæsɪˈneɪʃən/

The act of bewitching, or enchanting

"The magician's incredible card tricks held the audience in complete fascination. "

bodies noun

/ˈbɑdiz/ /ˈbɒdiz/

Physical frame.

"The doctor examined the bodies of the athletes to make sure they were healthy before the competition. "

intercourse noun

/ˈɪn.təˌkɔːs/ /ˈɪn.tɚˌkoɹs/

Communication, conversation.

"After the meeting, there was a period of intercourse between the colleagues, discussing the project's next steps. "

disturbing verb

/dɪsˈtɜːbɪŋ/

To confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.

"A school of fish disturbed the water."

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

report noun

/ɹəˈpoːt/ /ɹɪˈpɔːt/ /ɹɪˈpɔɹt/

A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).

"A report by the telecommunications ministry on the phone network revealed a severe capacity problem."

pathological adjective

/ˌpæθəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/ /ˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/

Pertaining to pathology.

"The doctor sent the tissue sample for pathological analysis to determine if any disease was present. "

sexual noun

/ˈsɛksjuəl/ /ˈsɛkʃuəl/

A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.

"The fruit fly is a sexual, meaning it reproduces by exchanging genetic material with another fly. "

attraction noun

/əˈtɹækʃən/

The tendency to attract.

"The attraction of a good teacher to their students is often strong. "

sexuality noun

/sɛksjuˈælɪti/ /sɛkʃuˈæləti/

The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.

"The school's curriculum now includes lessons about different sexualities to help students understand and respect each other. "

described verb

/dɪˈskraɪbd/ /dəˈskraɪbd/

To represent in words.

"The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant."