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coprophilia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɪliə

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noun

Meaning 1

A marked interest in excrement; especially the paraphilia involving sexual arousal and pleasure from feces and defecation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From copro- + -philia.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 嗜糞癥 /嗜粪症 (shìfènzhèng) — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 糞便嗜好癥 /粪便嗜好症 (fènbiànshìhàozhèng) — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • Czech: koprofilie — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • Danish: koprofili — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • Estonian: koprofiilia — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • Finnish: koprofilia — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • French: coprophilie — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • German: Koprophilie — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • Macedonian: копрофи́лија (koprofílija) — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • Polish: koprofilia — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • Portuguese: coprofilia — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • Serbo-Croatian: копрофѝлија — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • Serbo-Croatian: koprofìlija — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • Spanish: coprofilia — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement
  • Swedish: koprofili — marked interest in excrement; the use of feces for sexual excitement