Etymology

agonophilia

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Today it means: A type of paraphilia or sexual interest characterized by arousal from acts of struggling, fighting, or pretending to resist before being overpowered. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γών
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromᾰ̓γών“struggle”
  2. English todayagonophilia

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

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