Meanings
- uncountableA paraphilia characterized by attraction to monsters.
The paraphilia, or abnormal sexual attraction, to people with disabilities or deformities, has been classified as teratophilia.
2017, Jessica L. Williams, Media, Performative Identity, and the New American Freak Show, page 1201 more example
Chinese memes about Venom, combined with the silliness of Sony’s charm offensive and Venom’s depicted earnestness, seem to have generated huge interest in the movie from Chinese audiences. And before we throw stones at Chinese teratophilia, you have to remember that there are plenty of Americans who want to do bad things with the symbiote too.
2018 November 26, Alex Abad-Santos, “China has helped Venom become an $822 million box office success”, in Vox
Origin
- Englishterato-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
- Ancient Greekφῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
- Ancient Greekφῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)
- Englishteratophilia
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with teratophilia
Cite this entry
teratophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teratophilia
“teratophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teratophilia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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