paraphilia

American  

[par-uh-fil-ee-uh] / ˌpær əˈfɪl i ə /

noun

Psychiatry.

1. a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.

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paraphilia British  

/ ˌpærəˈfɪlɪə /

noun

1. any abnormal sexual behaviour; sexual anomaly or deviation

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Etymology

Origin of paraphilia

1920–25; para- ¹ + -philia, on the model of paranoia

Example Sentences

She said people who commit this sort of aberrant sexual behavior, which she described as a form of paraphilia, were likely to reoffend.

From Reuters

Now there’s an example of paraphilia I can get on board with.

From The Guardian

The media—especially the The New York Times—praised the recently dead, debauched, "dirty old man," for leading the "sexual progressivism" revolution by his hedonism and sexual paraphilia.

From New York Times

And of course, Cannon cannot resist the political paraphilia that is the right wing’s obsession with “political correctness,” which many conservatives consider to be an evil force that somehow oppresses white people.

From Salon

At his civil commitment trial, two state doctors testified that Hubbart had severe paraphilia — deviant sexual behavior. 

From Los Angeles Times