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Meaning of teratophilia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌtɛ.ɹə.təˈfɪ.li.ə

Definitions

A paraphilia characterized by attraction to monsters.

uncountable

Examples

“The paraphilia, or abnormal sexual attraction, to people with disabilities or deformities, has been classified as teratophilia.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

teratophiliac teratophobia teratoproteomics teratorn teratornithid teratosaurid

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