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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesparafilia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: parafilia
"A parafilia é abordada nos manuais de diagnóstico psiquiátrico."
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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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10 Global Lexicons: How "paraphilia" is said worldwide
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paraphilie
Transliteration: paraphilie
"La paraphilie est un concept étudié en sexologie."
Paraphilie
Transliteration: Paraphilie
"Eine Paraphilie beschreibt eine intensive sexuelle Neigung zu ungewöhnlichen Reizen."
parafilia
Transliteration: parafilia
"Il termine parafilia si riferisce a interessi sessuali atipici."
parafilia
Transliteration: parafilia
"El estudio de la parafilia requiere un enfoque clínico y respetuoso."
parafilia
Transliteration: parafilia
"A parafilia é abordada nos manuais de diagnóstico psiquiátrico."
पैराफिलिया
Transliteration: pairafilia
"पैराफिलिया असामान्य यौन रुचियों से संबंधित एक चिकित्सीय शब्द है।"
性欲倒错
Transliteration: xìngyù dàocuò
"性欲倒错是心理学和精神病学中的一个专业术语。"
성적 도착증
Transliteration: seongjeok dochakjeung
"성적 도착증은 비정상적인 성적 욕구를 가리키는 말입니다."
パラフィリア
Transliteration: parafiria
"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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