coprophilia

American  

[kop-ruh-fil-ee-uh] / ˌkɒp rəˈfɪl i ə /

noun

Psychiatry.

1. an obsessive interest in feces.

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coprophilia British  

/ ˌkɒprəʊˈfɪlɪə /

noun

1. an abnormal interest in faeces and their evacuation

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Other Word Forms

• coprophiliac noun
• coprophilic adjective
• coprophilism noun

Etymology

Origin of coprophilia

First recorded in 1930–35; copro- + -philia

Example Sentences

In a frank interview with Belgian Catholic weekly Tertio, the pontiff said the media's obsession with scandal was akin to "coprophilia", an abnormal interest in excrement.

From BBC

“I believe that the media should be very clear, very transparent, and not fall prey—without offense, please—to the sickness of coprophilia, which is always wanting to communicate scandal, to communicate ugly things, even though they may be true,” he said.

From Time

Francis said the media, by taking pleasure in spreading such “disinformation,” risks falling into coprophilia—arousal derived from excrement, while its audience could fall into coprophagia, the consumption of excrement.

From Time

“I think the media have to be very clear, very transparent, and not fall into – no offence intended – the sickness of coprophilia, that is, always wanting to cover scandals, covering nasty things, even if they are true,” he said.

From The Guardian

A year before being elected pope, he told the Italian newspaper La Stampa: “Journalists sometimes risk becoming ill from coprophilia and thus fomenting coprophagia, which is a sin that taints all men and women – that is, the tendency to focus on the negative rather than the positive aspects.”

From The Guardian