paraphilia

Noun

Meaning

abnormal sexual activity

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

attraction perversion necrophilia paederasty sexual perversion coprophilia perverse sexual inclination unusual sexual fixation aberrant sexual fetish anomalous sexual orientation eccentric sexual preference erotic fetishism nonconformist sexual obsession sexual fetishism atypical sexual preference

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Hypernyms

perversion sexual perversion

Hyponyms

pederasty immodesty fetichism paederasty pedophilia fetishism

Related terms

paraphiliac

Examples

An "optional" paraphilia is an alternative route to sexual arousal. Source: Internet

Laws and O'Donohue (2008) p. 386 DSM-III through DSM-IV The term paraphilia was introduced in the DSM-III (1980) as a subset of the new category of "psychosexual disorders." Source: Internet

Various kinds of paraphilia are considered mental disorders (sexual arousal to objects, situations, or individuals that are considered abnormal or harmful to the person or others). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

parapheromone paraphia paraphile paraphiliac paraphilic paraphilic infantilism