paraphilia

par·a·phil·i·a  (pr-fl-, -fly)

n.

Any of a group of psychosexual disorders characterized by sexual fantasies, feelings, or activities involving a nonhuman object, a nonconsenting partner such as a child, or pain or humiliation of oneself or one's partner. Also called sexual deviation.

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para·phili·ac n.

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paraphilia

the practice of, indulgence in, or addiction to unusual sexual activities. — paraphilic, adj.

See also: Sex

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

paraphilia - abnormal sexual activity exhibitionism, immodesty - the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals fetichism, fetishism - sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) paedophilia, pedophilia - a sexual attraction to children voyeurism - a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior zoophilia, zoophilism - a sexual attraction to animals sexual perversion, perversion - an aberrant sexual practice; paederasty, pederasty - sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)