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autagonistophilia

UK/ˌɔːtəɡɒˌnɪstəˈfɪliə/US/ˌɔːtəˌɡɑnɪstoˈfɪliə/

autagonistophilia noun: a paraphilia in which sexual arousal is derived from being recorded during sexual activity, or performing onstage infront of others.

Noun

autagonistophilia (uncountable)

  1. A paraphilia in which sexual arousal is derived from being recorded during sexual activity, or performing onstage infront of others.
    • ...those who take erotic pictures, videotapes or movies of themselves (autagonistophilia).1984, John Money, “Paraphilias: Phenomenology and classification”, in American journal of psychotherapy, volume 38, →DOI, pages 164-179
    • In “autagonistophilia” (from the Greek, autos, “self”; agonistes, “principal actor”; philia, “love”—Money, 1986), the erotic focus involves being observed by an audience. The observation may involve being seen on stage or on camera (Money, 1986). Autagonistophilia is applicable in cases where the...2008, D. Richard Laws, William T. O’Donohue, Sexual Deviance - Theory, Assessment, and Treatment, 2nd edition, THE GUILFORD PRESS, →ISBN, page 410
    Synonyms:
    exhibitionism, spotlight fetish

Examples of autagonistophilia in a sentence

  • In “autagonistophilia” (from the Greek, autos, “self”; agonistes, “principal actor”; philia, “love”—Money, 1986), the erotic focus involves being observed by an audience.2008, D. Richard Laws, William T. O’Donohue, Sexual Deviance - Theory, Assessment, and Treatment, 2nd edition, THE GUILFORD PRESS, →ISBN...
  • ...autagonistophilia, the person himself or herself becomes a whore; sexual arousal becomes contingent upon displaying one's self in a live show.2022, Anil Aggrawal, “Unusual Sexual Practises and Sexual Crimes: An Overview”, in Recent Advances in Forensic Medicine & Toxicology...

Synonyms of autagonistophilia

Origin of autagonistophilia

From auto- + Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “actor”) + -philia from Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “love, affection”). Literally: “love of oneself as actor or performer.”

Questions about autagonistophilia

What does autagonistophilia mean?
Autagonistophilia means a paraphilia in which sexual arousal is derived from being recorded during sexual activity, or performing onstage infront of others.
How do you use autagonistophilia in a sentence?
In “autagonistophilia” (from the Greek, autos, “self”; agonistes, “principal actor”; philia, “love”—Money, 1986), the erotic focus involves being observed by an audience.
What part of speech is autagonistophilia?
Autagonistophilia is a noun.
How do you pronounce autagonistophilia?
Autagonistophilia is pronounced /ˌɔːtəɡɒˌnɪstəˈfɪliə/ (UK).

Words near autagonistophilia in the dictionary

  1. AUT
  2. aut-
  3. autacoid
  4. autacoidal
  5. autacoids
  6. autagonistophilia
  7. autantonym
  8. autantonyms
  9. autapomorph
  10. autapomorphic
  11. autapomorphically

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