PARAPHILIA


Meaning of PARAPHILIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpa-rə-ˈfi-lē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1925

: a pattern of recurring sexually arousing mental imagery or behavior that involves unusual and especially socially unacceptable sexual practices (as sadism or pedophilia)

• para·phil·iac -ˈfi-lē-ˌak or para·phil·ic -ˈfi-lik adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.