autogynephilia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”) + φιλία (philía, “love”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɔːtəʊˌɡaɪnəˈfɪli.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɔːtoʊˌɡaɪnəˈfɪli.ə/

  Rhymes: -ɪliə

Noun

autogynephilia (uncountable)

1. In Ray Blanchard's transsexualism typology, the proposed paraphilic tendency of someone who is anatomically male to be sexually aroused by the thought of being a female, sometimes considered a form of gender identity disorder or transvestic fetishism.

   Synonym: AGP

   Coordinate term: autoandrophilia

Related terms

• autogynephile
• autogynephilic

Translations

paraphilia

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: autogynefilia (fi)
• Russian: аутогинефили́я (ru) (autoginefilíja)
• Swedish: autogynefili c

See also

• autosexuality