parasociality

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ sociality.

Noun

parasociality (uncountable)

1. The quality or condition of being parasocial.
   • 2023 July 18, Emmeline Clein, “A Celebrity Lesbian Romance Changed My Life. (Even if It Never Happened.)”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-23:

     Much has been written about the perverse parasociality of fandom, the blurring line between public displays of devotion and invasions of privacy.