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asphyxiophilia

/æsˌfɪksiəʊˈfiːliə/

asphyxiophilia noun: a paraphilia involving an attraction to breathplay.

Noun

asphyxiophilia (uncountable)

  1. A paraphilia involving an attraction to breathplay.

Origin of asphyxiophilia

From asphyxia + -philia.

Words formed from asphyxiophilia

Words that rhyme with asphyxiophilia

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Questions about asphyxiophilia

What does asphyxiophilia mean?
Asphyxiophilia means a paraphilia involving an attraction to breathplay.
What part of speech is asphyxiophilia?
Asphyxiophilia is a noun.
How do you pronounce asphyxiophilia?
Asphyxiophilia is pronounced /æsˌfɪksiəʊˈfiːliə/.

Words near asphyxiophilia in the dictionary

  1. asphyxiators
  2. asphyxiatory
  3. asphyxic
  4. asphyxied
  5. asphyxies
  6. asphyxiophilia
  7. asphyxiophiliac
  8. asphyxiophiliacs
  9. asphyxy
  10. asphyxying
  11. ASPI

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