🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

coprofilia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: coprofilia

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Coprophilia/ˌkɒprəˈfɪliə/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La coprofilia viene studiata nell'ambito della sessuologia clinica."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A paraphilia characterized by sexual arousal and pleasure derived from feces.

    "In clinical psychology, coprophilia is classified under specific paraphilic disorders."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the New Latin combining forms, originating from Greek kopros meaning 'dung, excrement' and philia meaning 'tendency, affection, or love'. The term emerged in late 19th-century clinical psychiatry and sexology literature to classify specific paraphilic behaviors.

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