paraphilias

[par-uh-fil-ee-uh]

par·a·phil·i·a

[par-uh-fil-ee-uh]
noun Psychiatry.
a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.
Also called sexual deviation.


Origin:
1920–25; para-1 + -philia, on the model of paranoia
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