teratophilia

English

Etymology

From terato- +‎ -philia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtɛ.ɹə.təˈfɪ.li.ə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪliə
  • Hyphenation: te‧ra‧to‧phil‧ia

Noun

teratophilia (uncountable)

  1. A paraphilia characterized by attraction to monsters.
    Hyponym: acrotomophilia
    • 2017, Jessica L. Williams, Media, Performative Identity, and the New American Freak Show, page 120:
      The paraphilia, or abnormal sexual attraction, to people with disabilities or deformities, has been classified as teratophilia.
    • 2018 November 26, Alex Abad-Santos, “China has helped Venom become an $822 million box office success”, in Vox‎[1]:
      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.
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