pseudoincestuous

Definitions

Of, related to, or involving pseudoincest.

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“This aspect of the narrative introduces not only a kind of oedipal theme but also a pseudoincestuous relationship with Fujitsubo, the new favorite of Genji’s father, the emperor, after Kiritsubo’s death.”

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