pedophilia

noun

pe·do·phil·ia | \ ˌpe-də-ˈfi-lē-ə ,

ˌpē-

Definition of pedophilia

: sexual perversion in which children are the preferred sexual object specifically : a psychiatric disorder in which an adult has sexual fantasies about or engages in sexual acts with a prepubescent child

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Other words from pedophilia

pedophiliac \ˌpe-də-ˈfi-lē-ˌak,

ˌpē- \ or pedophilic \ˌpe-də-ˈfi-lik,

ˌpē- \ adjective

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So far, research on pedophilia suggests that there may be key differences in areas of the brain related to impulse control between those who act on or resist pedophilic urges. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Sex robots with health benefits are a giant tease, experts warn," 5 June 2018 Kincaid, a far-right activist, has linked homosexuality to pedophilia and has promoted conspiracy theories popular with fringe groups about Obama, including questioning if he was born in the United States. — Andrew Kaczynski And Chris Massie, CNN, "John Bolton's chief of staff defended fringe anti-Muslim, far-right activists in online columns," 7 June 2018 The video of the performance, which saw the mother and daughter touching Schwartz's hand and feet and crawling around his body, was captured by a spectator and led to protests claiming the exhibit promotes pedophilia. — Houston Chronicle, "On the go: Pub crawls and Vince Young signs autographs," 3 July 2018 Even worse, Ross, as well as a number of other fans and creators, noticed that ads for the Alliance Defending Freedom—an organization that has linked homosexuality to pedophilia—were running on LGBTQ videos. — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "YouTube Will Help Creators Make Money With More Than Just Ads," 21 June 2018 Sexbot proponents, meanwhile, make similar claims regarding the potential beneficial treatments for pedophilia. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Sex robots with health benefits are a giant tease, experts warn," 5 June 2018 Larson handed in 1,000 signatures supporting his candidacy, Maybe all of them hadn’t read up on his pedophilia beliefs, his court case in Colorado when he was denied all visitation with his young daughter. — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, "Beelzebub on the ballot: Nathan Larson and the scary guys running for Congress," 4 June 2018 Some parents go as far as calling the scenes pedophilia grooming. — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, "Parents are warning that 'Show Dogs' portrays sexual abuse and is not OK for kids," 22 May 2018 In the last two years, five other foreign men, including Mr. Dalglish, 60, have been arrested on suspicion of pedophilia, Mr. Karki said. — New York Times, "Noted Humanitarian Charged With Child Rape in Nepal, Stunning a Village," 11 May 2018

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