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agonophilia

agonophilia noun: a type of paraphilia or sexual interest characterized by arousal from acts of struggling, fighting, or pretending to resist before being overpowered.

Noun

agonophilia (uncountable)

  1. A type of paraphilia or sexual interest characterized by arousal from acts of struggling, fighting, or pretending to resist before being overpowered.

Antonyms of agonophilia

Origin of agonophilia

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γών (ăgṓn, “struggle”) + -philia.

Questions about agonophilia

What does agonophilia mean?
Agonophilia means a type of paraphilia or sexual interest characterized by arousal from acts of struggling, fighting, or pretending to resist before being overpowered.
What part of speech is agonophilia?
Agonophilia is a noun.

Words near agonophilia in the dictionary

  1. agonizeth
  2. agonizin'
  3. agonizing
  4. agonizingly
  5. agonizings
  6. agonophilia
  7. agonothetai
  8. agonothete
  9. agonothetes
  10. agonothetic
  11. agonous

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