somnophilia
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]somnophilia (uncountable)
- A paraphilia in which an individual becomes sexually aroused by someone who is unconscious.
- 2008, D. Richard Laws, William T. O'Donohue, Sexual deviance: theory, assessment, and treatment, page 401:
- In contrast, Calef and Weinshel (1972) suggested that somnophilia may be a neurotic equivalent of necrophilia.