Mystery Fiction Vocabulary

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noun a strong interest in or admiration for cryptography

  • Crytoscopophilia is a term used to describe the excessive interest or pleasure in hidden or secret things.
  • Some people have a tendency towards crytoscopophilia, always wanting to uncover mysteries and secrets.
  • I think my friend has a bit of crytoscopophilia, she's always snooping around and trying to find out other people's business.
  • In a figurative sense, crytoscopophilia can be seen as a curiosity-driven trait that leads one to explore the unknown.