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asphyxiophilia

/æsˌfɪksiəʊˈfiːliə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
as-phyx-io-phil-ia
IPA
/æsˌfɪksiəʊˈfiːliə/
34
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paraphilia involving an attraction to breathplay.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English asphyxia Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English asphyxiophilia From asphyxia + -philia.

Usage

Derived Forms

asphyxiophiliac

Rhymes With

pedophilia cilia necrophilia sillier haemophilia philia milia biophilia zoophilia juvenilia kabylia autogynephilia

Questions

How do you pronounce asphyxiophilia?
The recorded pronunciation is /æsˌfɪksiəʊˈfiːliə/.
What does asphyxiophilia mean?
A paraphilia involving an attraction to breathplay.
Where does asphyxiophilia come from?
Etymology tree English asphyxia Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English asphyxiophilia From asphyxia + -philia.

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