paraphilia
noun
para·​phil·​ia
| \ ˌper-ə-ˈfi-lē-ə
, ËŒpa-rÉ™-\
, ËŒpa-rÉ™-\
Definition of paraphilia
: a pattern of recurring sexually arousing mental imagery or behavior that involves unusual and especially socially unacceptable sexual practices (such as sadism or pedophilia)
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Other Words from paraphilia
paraphiliac
\ ˌper-​ə-​ˈfi-​lē-​ˌak
, ˌpa-​rə-​ \
or paraphilic \ ˌper-​ə-​ˈfi-​lik
, ˌpa-​rə-​ \
adjective or noun
, ˌpa-​rə-​ \
or paraphilic \ ˌper-​ə-​ˈfi-​lik
, ˌpa-​rə-​ \
adjective or noun
Examples of paraphilia in a Sentence
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For those with paraphilia, the burglary is a cover story. — Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, "The Man in the Window: First the burglaries; then the dogs started dying (Part Two)," 22 June 2019 It's estimated that roughly one third of the population experiments with some form of paraphilia at least once in their lives, with 17 percent regularly engaging in their kinks. — Andrew Paul, GQ, "What Golden Shower Practitioners Think About a Certain Rumored Pee Tape," 24 Apr. 2018 More commonly discussed types of paraphilia are things like pedophilia, zoophilia, and objectophilia. — Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, "3 Experts Explain Why Some People Are Attracted to Serial Killers," 14 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'paraphilia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for paraphilia
paraphilia
noun
para·​phil·​ia
| \ -ˈfil-ē-ə
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Medical Definition of paraphilia
: a pattern of recurring sexually arousing mental imagery or behavior that involves unusual and especially socially unacceptable sexual practices (as sadism, masochism, fetishism, or pedophilia)