noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɔː.təʊˌɡaɪ.nəˈfɪ.li.ə/
General-American:/ˌɔ.toʊˌɡaɪ.nəˈfɪ.li.ə/
cot-caught-merger:/ˌɑ.toʊˌɡaɪ.nəˈfɪ.li.ə/
rhymes with -ɪliə
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noun
Meaning 1
In Blanchard's transsexualism typology, the supposed paraphilic tendency of a male person to be sexually aroused by the thought of being a female, sometimes framed as a form of gender identity disorder or transvestic fetishism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Charles Moser (2010), “Blanchard’s Autogynephilia Theory: A Critique”, in Journal of Homosexuality, volume 57, number 6, →DOI, pages 790–809: “If autogynephilia were a paraphilia, we would expect that MTFs would want estrogens to feminize themselves, but decline anti-androgens or report that they disliked the effect. This is contrary to the observation that MTFs request and like the effects of anti-androgens.”
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: autogynophilia
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ewder.? Proto-Indo-European *sóder.? Proto-Indo-European *h2ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón)? Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- English gynephilia English autogynephilia From auto- + gynephilia.
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