"怖いもの見たさ" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [日本語]

  1. 怖いもの、恐ろしいものは、かえって好奇心がそそられ、興味本位で見たくなってしまうということ。
    Sense id: ja-怖いもの見たさ-ja-phrase-T26WxDfI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 日本語
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