Definition
Involving inappropriate sexual relations within a family, or more broadly, describing something that's overly self-referential or closed to outside influence.
Etymology
From Latin 'incestus,' from 'in-' (not) plus 'castus' (pure). The biological sense is ancient, while the metaphorical sense (self-referential systems) developed in modern usage.
Kelly Says
The word comes from Latin meaning 'not pure,' but 'incestuous' is now used to describe anything too insular, like 'incestuous academic circles' where scholars only cite each other. The metaphor reveals how we use family taboos to discuss group insularity.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ ልጅ እና እናት
en-de-lij-e-na-en-at
CACatalà
incestuat
in-ces-tua-t
CSČeština
incestuózní
in-ces-too-z-ni
DADansk
incestost
in-ces-to-st
DEDeutsch
Inzestuell
in-zes-tu-el
ELΕλληνικά
ερωτικός
e-ro-tik-os
ESEspañol
incestuous
in-ces-too-us
FISuomi
sisäpuolinen
sis-ä-puo-li-nen
FRFrançais
incestueux
in-ces-t-u-us
HAHA
kabahatli
ka-ba-hat-li
HIहिन्दी
अनैतिक
an-ee-tik
HUMagyar
vérfertő
ver-fert-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
inkest
in-kes-t
ITItaliano
incestuoso
in-ces-too-so
KMKM
ក្នុងគ្រួសារ
k-nung-k-ru-os-a-r
KO한국어
음매간의
eum-mae-gan-ui
MSBahasa Melayu
zina
zi-na
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်လုံး
my-et-lu-ngee
NLNederlands
incestueus
in-ces-too-us
NONorsk
incestost
in-ces-to-st
PLPolski
incestowy
in-ces-to-wy
PTPortuguês
incestual
in-ces-too-al
RORomână
incestuos
in-ces-too-os
RUРусский
инцестуозный
in-tse-stu-oz-nyy
SVSvenska
inkestuell
in-kes-tu-el
TAதமிழ்
சொந்த மகளுடன்
son-tha-ma-ga-lu-dan
TEతెలుగు
అకారణ
a-ka-ra-na
THไทย
ผิดศีลธรรม
phit-see-l-tham
TRTürkçe
kabahatli
ka-ba-hat-li
UKУкраїнська
інцестуозний
in-tse-stu-oz-nyi
VITiếng Việt
tội phạm
toi-pham