necrosadism
necrosadism noun: sexual arousal or gratification derived from the mutilation or humiliation of dead bodies; sadism towards the dead.
Noun
necrosadism (uncountable)
- Sexual arousal or gratification derived from the mutilation or humiliation of dead bodies; sadism towards the dead.
- ... necrosadism, arousal from mutilating a corpse. All these features were typically displayed by Jack the Ripper, the notorious late nineteenth century killer.2008 December 22, Anil Aggrawal, Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects of Sexual Crimes and Unusual Sexual Practices, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 363
- Necrosadism (sexual gratification from the mutilation of corpses). These terminologies often overlap and, in Bertrand's case, they form part of a sexual trilogy in which necrophagy and necrosadism combine to create necrophilia[…]2014 November 28, Steve Finbow, Grave Desire: A Cultural History of Necrophilia, John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN
Origin of necrosadism
From necro- + sadism.
Words formed from necrosadism
Questions about necrosadism
- What does necrosadism mean?
- Necrosadism means sexual arousal or gratification derived from the mutilation or humiliation of dead bodies; sadism towards the dead.
- What part of speech is necrosadism?
- Necrosadism is a noun.
Words near necrosadism in the dictionary
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