猟りょう奇き心しん

noun

morbid curiosity

A rare noun for an unhealthy fascination with the bizarre, grotesque, or cruel. Often used in contexts of crime, horror, or psychological analysis.

• 彼かれは猟りょう奇き心しんから事じ件けんの詳しょう細さいを調しらべていた。

  He was investigating the details of the case out of morbid curiosity.