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paraphilia

[ par-uh-fil-ee-uh ]

noun

Psychiatry.
  1. a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.


paraphilia

/ ˌæəˈɪɪə /

noun

  1. any abnormal sexual behaviour; sexual anomaly or deviation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of paraphilia1

1920–25; para- 1 + -philia, on the model of paranoia
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of paraphilia1

C20: from para- 1+ -philia , from Greek philos loving
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The criminologist believes he showed signs of "predatory behaviours of a sexual offender" and a more accurate term would be paraphilia - a condition characterised by perverted or irregular sexual desires.

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Many of those committed are diagnosed with a general paraphilia, a condition in which a person’s sexual arousal and gratification depends on behavior considered atypical or extreme.

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She said people who commit this sort of aberrant sexual behavior, which she described as a form of paraphilia, were likely to reoffend.

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Now there’s an example of paraphilia I can get on board with.

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The media—especially the The New York Times—praised the recently dead, debauched, "dirty old man," for leading the "sexual progressivism" revolution by his hedonism and sexual paraphilia.

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