erotic target location error

noun

A hypothesized cause of many paraphilias in which a person's principal sexual preference (e.g. for women) becomes focused abnormally (e.g. through fetishism of non-sexual body parts, or through a desire for traits in oneself rather than a partner).

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Meanings

nounerotic target location error (plural erotic target location errors)

plural erotic target location errors

  1. A hypothesized cause of many paraphilias in which a person's principal sexual preference (e.g. for women) becomes focused abnormally (e.g. through fetishism of non-sexual body parts, or through a desire for traits in oneself rather than a partner).

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Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hypothesized cause of many paraphilias in which a person's principal sexual preference (e.g. for women) becomes focused abnormally (e.g. through fetishism of non-sexual body parts, or through a desire for traits in oneself rather than a partner).

Similar
ETLE
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erotic target location error. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erotic%20target%20location%20error

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“erotic target location error.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erotic%20target%20location%20error. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erotic target location error,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erotic%20target%20location%20error.

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