paraphilia

(par′ə filē ə, -filyə, -fēl-)

noun

  1. sexual behavior that is considered deviant or abnormal
  2. a sexual act or practice that is considered deviant or abnormal

Origin: para- + -philia

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See paraphilia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
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.

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  • parˌa·philˈi·ac noun

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