paraphilia

From para- (“abnormal”) +‎ -philia.

• IPA^(key): /ˌparəˈfɪlɪ.ə/
• enPR: păr'ə-fĭl'ē-ə

paraphilia (plural paraphilias or paraphiliae)

1. (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.

   Antonym: normophilia

   • 2003, Eric Hickey, Encyclopedia of *** and Violent Crime, SAGE, →ISBN, page 281:

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

   • 2009 April, Anne A. Lawrence, “Erotic Target Location Errors: An Underappreciated Paraphilic Dimension”, in Journal of *** Research, volume 46, numbers 2–3, Routledge; Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, →DOI:

     Formal study will be necessary to clarify the nature, prevalence, and interrelations of plushophilia, fursuitism, and autoplushophilia among furverts and to document the nature and extent of any co-occurring paraphilias.

   • 2012 December 9, Paris Lees, “Transgender people get a status update”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

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

   • 2013, B. Protter, S. Travin, Sexual Perversion: Integrative Treatment Approaches for the Clinician, →ISBN:

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

   • 2013, RJ Parker, Peter Vronsky, Michael Newton, Serial Killers True Crime Anthology 2014, volume I, page 29:

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

2. (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).

• paraphiliac

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