Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pedophilic disorder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: pe-dophilic dis-or-der
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An American Psychiatric Association clinical diagnostic classification of pedophilia, APA defines it as intense sexual fantasies about and attraction to prepubescent children by a person of 16 years or older for a period of 6 months or more.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The behavioral expression of pedophilic disorder often involves nonconsenting victims, since prepubescent children cannot legally give consent to sexual activity. However, the diagnostic criteria for pedophilic disorder have retained their DSM-IV-TR wording and thus differ from the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for the other paraphilic disorders involving nonconsenting victims."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

pedophilia

Questions

What does pedophilic disorder mean?: An American Psychiatric Association clinical diagnostic classification of pedophilia, APA defines it as intense sexual fantasies about and attraction to prepubescent children by a person of 16 years or older for a period of 6 months or more.

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