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paraphily

UK/pæˈɹæfɪlɪ/

paraphily noun: paraphilia.

Noun

paraphily (plural paraphilies)

  1. (rare) Paraphilia.
    • Masochism: Gratification, often sexual sexual in character, derived from mental or physical pain, usually inflicted from without. After Sacher-Masoch, who described this perversion. — (paraphily).1921, Wilhelm Stekel, The Beloved Ego, page 238

Antonyms of paraphily

Forms of paraphily

pluralparaphilies

Origin of paraphily

From para- + -phily; compare paraphilia.

Questions about paraphily

What does paraphily mean?
Paraphily means paraphilia.
What part of speech is paraphily?
Paraphily is a noun.
How do you pronounce paraphily?
Paraphily is pronounced /pæˈɹæfɪlɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of paraphily?
The plural of paraphily is paraphilies.

Words near paraphily in the dictionary

  1. paraphilically
  2. paraphilics
  3. paraphilies
  4. paraphillia
  5. paraphillias
  6. paraphily
  7. paraphimoses
  8. paraphimosis
  9. paraphimotic
  10. paraphing
  11. paraphlebitis

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