Paraphily

//pæˈɹæfɪlɪ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Paraphilia. rare

    "Masochism: Gratification, often sexual sexual in character, derived from mental or physical pain, usually inflicted from without. After Sacher-Masoch, who described this perversion. — (paraphily)."

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"Masochism: Gratification, often sexual sexual in character, derived from mental or physical pain, usually inflicted from without. After Sacher-Masoch, who described this perversion. — (paraphily)."

Etymology

From para- + -phily; compare paraphilia.

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