Parasociality

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or condition of being parasocial. uncountable

    "Much has been written about the perverse parasociality of fandom, the blurring line between public displays of devotion and invasions of privacy."

  2. 2
    The exhibition of behaviour that is communal, quasisocial or semisocial. uncountable

    "The two commonalities of parasociality are the exhibition of parental investment and socialisation in a single cooperative dwelling (i.e., a nest).^([Wikipedia])"

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"Much has been written about the perverse parasociality of fandom, the blurring line between public displays of devotion and invasions of privacy."

Etymology

From para- + sociality.

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