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Meaning of Fetishism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.
    countable, uncountable
  3. An irrational, obsessive belief in the power of some object or action.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الشهوة الجنسية
Bosanski fetišizam фетишизам
Català fetitxisme
Čeština fetišismus
Deutsch Fetischismus
Ελληνικά φετιχισμός
Español fetichismo
Euskara fetitxismo
Suomi fetisismi
Français fétichisme
हिन्दी वस्तुरति
Hrvatski fetišizam фетишизам
Magyar fetisizmus
Bahasa Indonesia fetisisme
Italiano feticismo
日本語 フェチ フェティシズム
한국어 페티시즘
Nederlands fetisjisme
Polski fetyszyzm
Português fetichismo
Română fetișism
Русский фетишизм
Српски fetišizam фетишизам
Svenska fetischism
Tiếng Việt bái vật giáo

Examples

“That's cross-dressing to you and me and, according to Blanchard and the APA, there are two types – fetishism and autogynephilia.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fetishist fetishization fetishizer fetishizing fetishry fetishwear

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