paraphilian.
/ˌparəˈfɪlɪə/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈfɪljə/, /ˌpɛrəˈfɪliə/ Psychology and Psychiatry.
Sexual desires regarded as perverted or irregular; spec. attraction to unusual or abnormal sexual objects or practices; an instance of this.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > types of sexual behaviour > [noun] > sexual behaviour regarded as unconventional or unacceptable
misaffection1621
perversion1699
sexual perversion1857
kinkiness1924
paraphilia1925
1925 J. S. Van Teslaar tr. W. Stekel Peculiarities of Behavior II. 341 Paraphilia, interest in perversions.
1931 Social Forces 9 379/2 Love is divided into many categories—platonic, compensation for one thing or another, the search for a father or mother substitute..paraphilia of all kinds.
1971 Nature 16 Apr. 433/2 Contact with urine plays little part in human relations, though it may be emphasized in paraphilias.
1995 Guardian 13 Jan. (Friday section) 16/3 A sober, detached and forensically careful programme which dealt with the subject of paraphilia, extreme sexual disorders which lead individuals to seek stimulation through acts of necrophilia, auto-erotic asphyxiation and amputee-fetishism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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