paraphilia
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par·a·phil·i·a
(păr′ə-fĭl′ē-ə, -fēl′yə)n.
1. A condition, such as exhibitionism or masochism, in which sexual gratification is derived from activities or fantasies that are generally regarded as atypical or deviant.
2. Such a condition when it causes distress or impaired functioning in the individual or actual or potential harm to others; a paraphilic disorder.
par′a·phil′i·ac n.
par′a·phil′ic n.
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paraphilia
(ˌpærəˈfɪlɪə)n
(Psychiatry) any abnormal sexual behaviour; sexual anomaly or deviation
[C20: from para-1 + -philia, from Greek philos loving]
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paraphilia
the practice of, indulgence in, or addiction to unusual sexual activities. — paraphilic, adj.
See also: Sex-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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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) |
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