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hybristophilia

hybristophilia noun: a paraphilia involving attraction to somebody who has committed a crime or outrage.

Noun

hybristophilia (uncountable)

  1. A paraphilia involving attraction to somebody who has committed a crime or outrage.

Origin of hybristophilia

From Ancient Greek ὑβρίζειν (hubrízein, “to commit an outrage against someone”) + -philia.

Questions about hybristophilia

What does hybristophilia mean?
Hybristophilia means a paraphilia involving attraction to somebody who has committed a crime or outrage.
What part of speech is hybristophilia?
Hybristophilia is a noun.

Words near hybristophilia in the dictionary

  1. hybrids
  2. hybris
  3. hybristic
  4. hybristophile
  5. hybristophiles
  6. hybristophilia
  7. hycanthone
  8. hycean
  9. Hyche
  10. Hyches
  11. hyclate

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