English Explanatory Dictionary

paraphilia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An abnormal sexual arousal or attraction, especially to objects or situations that are not of a sexual nature; typically of extreme or pathological nature.
  2. Sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity or lead to clinically significant distress or impairment (e.g. are obligatory, require participation of unconsenting individuals, lead to legal issues).

Pronunciation

păr'ə-fĭl'ē-ə /ˌpæɹəˈfɪliə/

Word forms

paraphilia paraphilias paraphiliae

Etymology

From para- (“abnormal”) + -philia.

Antonyms

normophilia

Related words

paraphiliac fetish

Derived words

nonparaphilia paraphilic

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 性慾倒錯 /性欲倒错 Czech: parafilie Danish: parafili Finnish: parafilia French: paraphilie Greek: παραφιλία Icelandic: kynlífsafbrigði Irish: paraifilia Japanese: 性的倒錯 Japanese: 性的嗜好障害 Japanese: 性嗜好異常 Kazakh: парафилия Korean: 이상 성욕 Korean: 성도착 Polish: parafilia Portuguese: parafilia Russian: парафили́я Spanish: parafilia Swedish: parafili Thai: โรคกามวิปริต Turkish: parafili Vietnamese: lệch lạc tình dục
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