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par⋅a⋅phil⋅i⋅a
[par-uh-fil-ee-uh] 
əˈfɪl
–noun Psychiatry.
| a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism. |
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| par·a·phil·i·a (pār'ə-fĭl'ē-ə, -fēl'yə) n. Any of a group of psychosexual disorders characterized by sexual fantasies, feelings, or activities involving a nonhuman object, a nonconsenting partner such as a child, or pain or humiliation of oneself or one's partner. Also called sexual deviation. par'a·phil'i·ac n. |
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paraphilia
1925, in translation of work by Viennese-born psychotherapist Wilhelm Stekel (1868-1940), who coined it from Gk. para- "beside, aside" + philos "loving." Used in Eng. translations of his works; not in widespread use until 1950s. first used in "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" in 1980, as a morally neutral and more dignified label than perversion, to which it is nonetheless etymologically similar.
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Main Entry: para·phil·ia
Pronunciation: -'fil-E-&
Function: noun
: a pattern of recurring sexually arousing mental imagery or behavior thatinvolves unusual and especially socially unacceptable sexual practices (as sadism, masochism, fetishism, or pedophilia)
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paraphilia n.
Sexual practices that are socially prohibited.
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