Question

'Necrophilia' is ______________________. Choose the correct answer.

• A. the abnormal fear of water
• B. the abnormal fear of darkness
• C. the abnormal fear of fire
• D. the abnormal fear of death and corpses

Answer 1

Answer:

D. the abnormal fear of death and corpses

• Fear of water - Aquaphobia

• Fear of darkness - Achluophobia

• Fear of fire - Pyrophobia

• Word origin:

  • “Necro-” → from Greek nekros, meaning dead body or death

  • “-philia” → from Greek philos, meaning love or strong attraction

  So, Necrophilia literally means an abnormal love or attraction to dead bodies.