paraphilia

/ˌpærəˈfɪliə/

Definitions of paraphilia

1. noun

   abnormal sexual activity
   types:

   exhibitionism, immodesty

   the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals

   fetichism, fetishism

   sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)

   paedophilia, pedophilia

   a sexual attraction to children

   voyeurism

   a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior

   zoophilia, zoophilism

   a sexual attraction to animals

   paederasty, pederasty

   sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)

   type of:

   perversion, sexual perversion

   an aberrant sexual practice;