🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

パラフィリア

Pronunciation / Transliteration: parafiria

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
paraphilia/ˌpærəˈfɪliə/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"パラフィリアは心理学や精神医学で研究される現象です。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    A condition characterized by obsessive sexual desire and arousal focused on unusual objects, situations, or individuals.

    "The psychologist specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of various paraphilias."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in modern Latin from Greek 'para-' (beside, abnormal) + 'philia' (tendency, affection), first used in the early 20th century in psychiatric contexts.

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