pseudoincestuous
pseudoincestuous adjective: of, related to, or involving pseudoincest.
Adjective
pseudoincestuous (comparative more pseudoincestuous, superlative most pseudoincestuous)
- Of, related to, or involving pseudoincest.
- Another development of what might be termed a pseudoincestuous situation is described by Pamela Frankau in Ask Me No More, where there is an involvement between a woman and her ex-husband's son.1963, Donald Webster Cory, Robert E. L. Masters, editors, Violation of Taboo: Incest in the Great Literature of the Past and Present, page 17
- However, married to Lolita’s mother, he has forfeited any claim to real affection by his pseudoincestuous violation of the bond between child and stepfather which has deprived Lolita of her childhood.1998, Paul Schellinger, editor, Encyclopedia of the Novel, volume 1, page 779
Forms of pseudoincestuous
| comparative | more pseudoincestuous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pseudoincestuous |
Origin of pseudoincestuous
From pseudo- + incestuous.
Questions about pseudoincestuous
- What does pseudoincestuous mean?
- Pseudoincestuous means of, related to, or involving pseudoincest.
- What part of speech is pseudoincestuous?
- Pseudoincestuous is an adjective.
Words near pseudoincestuous in the dictionary
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