Meanings
nounparaphily (plural paraphilies)
plural paraphilies
- rareParaphilia.
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
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
From para- + -phily; compare paraphilia.
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paraphily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraphily
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“paraphily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraphily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paraphily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraphily.
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