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noun
A type of paraphilia or sexual interest characterized by arousal from acts of struggling, fighting, or pretending to resist before being overpowered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, sexology, sexuality
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: biastophilia, raptophilia
History
From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γών (ăgṓn, “struggle”) + -philia.
