agonophilia

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noun

A type of paraphilia or sexual interest characterized by arousal from acts of struggling, fighting, or pretending to resist before being overpowered.

Opposite
biastophiliaraptophilia
OriginAncient Greek ᾰ̓γών →
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Meanings

nounagonophilia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelifestyleA type of paraphilia or sexual interest characterized by arousal from acts of struggling, fighting, or pretending to resist before being overpowered.

    Antonyms: biastophilia, raptophilia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of paraphilia or sexual interest characterized by arousal from acts of struggling, fighting, or pretending to resist before being overpowered.

Opposite
biastophiliaraptophilia

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekᾰ̓γών“struggle”
  2. Englishagonophilia

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

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APA

agonophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agonophilia

MLA

“agonophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agonophilia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agonophilia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agonophilia.

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