Usually means: Atypical sexual interests, often extreme.
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General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. paraphilia: Merriam-Webster
  2. paraphilia: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. paraphilia: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. paraphilia: Collins English Dictionary
  5. paraphilia: Vocabulary.com
  6. paraphilia: Wordnik
  7. paraphilia: Wiktionary
  8. paraphilia: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. paraphilia: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. paraphilia: Dictionary.com
  11. paraphilia: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. Paraphilia: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. paraphilia: Rhymezone
  14. paraphilia: FreeDictionary.org
  15. paraphilia: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  16. paraphilia: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. paraphilia: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. paraphilia: Legal dictionary

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  1. paraphilia: Encyclopedia

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. paraphilia: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Paraphilia: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  5. paraphilia: Medical dictionary
  6. Paraphilia: Drug Medical Dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Unusual Sexual Practices (No longer online)
  2. paraphilia: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Paraphilia: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (paraphilia)

noun:  (sexology) An abnormal sexual arousal or attraction, especially to objects or situations that are not of a sexual nature; typically of extreme or pathological nature.
noun:  (sexology) Sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity or lead to clinically significant distress or impairment (e.g. are obligatory, require participation of unconsenting individuals, lead to legal issues).

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