Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "paraphilia" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARAPHILIA

From para-1 + -philia, from Greek philos loving.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF PARAPHILIA

paraphilia  [ˌpærəˈfɪlɪə] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARAPHILIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Paraphilia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARAPHILIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

paraphilia

Paraphilia

Paraphilia is the experience of intense sexual arousal to atypical objects, situations, or individuals. No consensus has been found for any precise border between unusual personal sexual tastes and paraphilic ones. There is debate over which, if any, of the paraphilias should be listed in diagnostic manuals, such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or the International Classification of Diseases. The number and taxonomy of paraphilias is under debate; one source lists as many as 549 paraphilias. Several sub-classifications of the paraphilias have been proposed, and some argue that a fully dimensional, spectrum or complaint-oriented approach would better reflect the evidence.

Definition of paraphilia in the English dictionary

The definition of paraphilia in the dictionary is any abnormal sexual behaviour; sexual anomaly or deviation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARAPHILIA


ailourophilia
aɪˌluːrəˈfɪlɪə
ailurophilia
aɪˌlʊərəˈfɪlɪə
arctophilia
ˌɑːktəˈfɪlɪə
basophilia
ˌbeɪsəˈfɪlɪə
biophilia
ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪə
canophilia
ˌkænəˈfɪlɪə
claustrophilia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfɪlɪə
eosinophilia
ˌiːəʊˌsɪnəˈfɪlɪə
ephebophilia
ɪˌfiːbəˈfɪlɪə
Germanophilia
dʒɜːˌmænəˈfɪlɪə
gerontophilia
dʒɛˌrɒntəˈfɪlɪə
hemophilia
ˌhiːməˈfɪlɪə
paedophilia
ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə
Pamphylia
pæmˈfɪlɪə
pedophilia
ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə
scopophilia
ˌskɒpəˈfɪlɪə
scoptophilia
ˌskɒptəˈfɪlɪə
stigmatophilia
stɪɡˌmætəˈfɪlɪə
topophilia
ˌtɒpəˈfɪlɪə
zoophilia
ˌzəʊəˈfɪlɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARAPHILIA

parapet
paraph
paraphasia
paraphasic
paraphernalia
paraphiliac
paraphimoses
paraphimosis
paraphonia
paraphonic
paraphrasable
paraphrase
paraphraser
paraphrast
paraphrastic
paraphrastical
paraphrenia
paraphysate
paraphyses
paraphysis

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARAPHILIA

Anglophilia
automobilia
Cecilia
cilia
coprophilia
cynophilia
Europhilia
haemophilia
ilia
Ismailia
juvenilia
memorabilia
milia
monilia
necrophilia
neophilia
Reggio nell´Emilia
retrophilia
Sicilia
technophilia

Synonyms and antonyms of paraphilia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «paraphilia» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF PARAPHILIA

Find out the translation of paraphilia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paraphilia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paraphilia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

性欲倒错
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parafilia
570 millions of speakers

English

paraphilia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

paraphilia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشذوذ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парафилия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parafilia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

paraphilia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paraphilie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paraphilia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

paraphilia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

性的倒錯
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

paraphilia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paraphilia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

paraphilia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாரபீலிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅराफीलिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

paraphilia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parafilia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parafilia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

парафилия
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parafilie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραφιλίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paraphilia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

paraphilia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

paraphilia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paraphilia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAPHILIA»

The term «paraphilia» is regularly used and occupies the 73.020 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
66
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «paraphilia» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of paraphilia
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «paraphilia».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAPHILIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «paraphilia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «paraphilia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paraphilia

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARAPHILIA»

Discover the use of paraphilia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paraphilia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Psychology of Lust Murder: Paraphilia, Sexual Killing, ...
The book concludes with a number of practical suggestions linked to clinical prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies; police training, profiling, and apprehension efforts; as well as legal and public policy responses to sexually ...
Catherine Purcell, Bruce A. Arrigo, 2006
2
Sex crimes and paraphilia
Sex Crimes and Paraphilia offers a comprehensive examination of sex crimes, sex offenders, victims of sex crimes as well as intervention and treatment strategies.
Eric W. Hickey, 2006
3
Sexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment
Even though Criterion A has been expanded to include covert sexual behavior, a problem with the current definition of paraphilia is that Criterion A is not broad enough to capture all of the paraphilia NOS categories described in the literature.
D. Richard Laws, William T. O'Donohue, 2008
4
Handbook of Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
Simple Learning Theoretical Model of the Development of a Paraphilia Note: Based on the development, the different developmental tasks of the different phases should be solved sufficiently. In the traditional Freudian theory, these phases ...
David L. Rowland, Luca Incrocci, 2008
5
Principles and Practice of Sex Therapy, Fourth Edition
As. Kafka points out in this original, thorough, and clinically comprehensive chapter, paraphilias and paraphilia-related disorders have tended to be ignored and neglected in the literature on sex therapy. Their relative neglect is due partly to ...
Sandra R. Leiblum, 2006
6
Sexuality Now: Embracing Diversity
Paraphilias: Moving from Exotic to Disordered The word paraphilia (pear-uh-FILL -ee-uh) is derived from the Greek “para” (besides) and “philia” (love or attraction). In other words, paraphilias are sexual behaviors that involve a craving for an ...
Janell Carroll, 2009
7
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
Most sex offenses, however, are not the expression of a paraphilia. Moreover, most paraphilias primarily create concern within the affected individual rather than leading directly to criminal sex offenses. Hence the skewed population involved ...
Glen O. Gabbard, 2005
8
Lovemaps: Clinical Concepts of Sexual/erotic Health and ...
25 Motherhood Encumbered by a NepiophiliclZoophilic Lovemap Paraphilia in Women: Ascertainment The prevalence of paraphilia in women is unknown. There are no census statistics covering even a small regional population, and there ...
John Money, 1986
9
The Medical Basis of Psychiatry
Behavioral models hypothesize that early conditioning to sexually deviant behavior results in the development of a paraphilia (75). Social learning models suggest that lack of parental care, physical punishment, and frequent sexual activity ...
S. Hossein Fatemi, Norman Sartorius, Paula J. Clayton, 2008
10
Theory and Practice of Psychiatry
... (cross-dressing), and voyeurism (observing sexual activity). A residual category, paraphilia not otherwise specified, includes other, less frequently encountered paraphilias. These include telephone scatologia (making obscene phone calls), ...
Bruce J. Cohen, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARAPHILIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paraphilia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
FAIR HAVEN: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS
Mr. Kowal was charged with Possession of Marijuana under 50 grams, Possession of drug Paraphilia, Underage possession of alcohol and ... «redbankgreen, Jul 15»
2
VIDEO: Mississauga sex predator has been declared a dangerous …
Mr. Farouk needs treatment for substance abuse and his probable sexual paraphilia, which he did not receive in the past while incarcerated.”. «Mississauga, Jul 15»
3
Living in a panic room: Virtuous pedophiles?
In fact, APA considers pedophilic disorder a “paraphilia,” not a “sexual orientation.” This error will be corrected in the electronic version of ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
4
Developments in cyber security and privacy law continue to affect …
... drug paraphilia, electronic cigarettes and obscene matters among other things. If a website operator uses an advertising service, the operator ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
5
Facing Disturbing Truths About Pedophilia Could Help Us Keep …
It is a “paraphilia,” a “sexual impulse disorder characterized by intensely arousing, recurrent sexual fantasies, urges and behaviors that are ... «Pacific Standard, Jul 15»
6
Bill Cosby, Somnophilia Fetish: What Is This Rare Sexual Disorder?
Mental health experts classify somnophilia under paraphilia or a form of sexual deviation, and yet psychologist and therapists are still debating ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
7
The Bunk Police Are Risking Prison to Bring Drug Testing Kits to …
... grey areas in legislation around paraphernalia laws, he could be charged with massive distribution of paraphilia, leading to months in prison. «Noisey, Jul 15»
8
Bringing Our Lost Brethren Back Home: Messianic Zionism, Settler …
... (Israeli flags and paraphilia, as well as the singing of the Hatikvah, are increasingly fixtures of communal life) among many other activities. «Jadaliyya, Jul 15»
9
Is Bill Cosby a Predatory Somnophiliac?
(“Paraphilia” is the clinical term used for fetishes.) “If the act of somnophilia involves harm to self or others (lack of consent, for instance) and/or ... «Yahoo Health, Jul 15»
10
Time's infamous "cyberporn" scare story author looks back 20 years …
... hebephilia (youths) and paraphilia—a grab bag of “deviant” material that includes images of bondage, sadomasochism, urination, defecation ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Paraphilia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/paraphilia>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z