Paraphilia

Quick meaning: Paraphilia is a noun meaning (sexology) An abnormal sexual arousal or attraction, especially to objects or situations that are not of a sexual nature; typically of extreme or pathological nature.

Meaning

(sexology) An abnormal sexual arousal or attraction, especially to objects or situations that are not of a sexual nature; typically of extreme or pathological nature.

More Meanings

1. (sexology) 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).

Example Sentences

As Stoller says, "perversion is a sturdy word, throbbing with assumptions, while paraphilia is a wet noodle."

Yes, really. Blanchard has expanded the DSM's "paraphilia" section (where crimes such as paedophilia and exhibitionism go) to include transvestic disorder.

Other paraphilias are more blatantly transgressive and usually illegal: amokoscisia (desire to slash or mutilate females); anthropophagy (cannibalism); anthropophagolagnia (rape accompanied by cannibalism); […]

Despite the serial aspect of these killings, lust murder still remains a distinct subcategory of both sexual and serial murder. It is also referred to as erotophonophilia, one of the most extreme forms of paraphilia.

Word Forms

• paraphilias
• paraphiliae

Antonyms for paraphilia

Common opposites include normophilia.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include paraphillia, paraphily, paraphiliac, paraphile, pornophilia, copraphilia.

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