Definitions
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paraphilia in whichsexual arousal is stimulated byintruding on andawakening asleeping person witherotic caresses (but not force or violence).
Etymologies
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somno- + -philia
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Examples
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There's a fetish called "somnophilia" where a person has sex with someone who is asleep or unconscious.
Latest entries from edstrong.blog-city.com Ed Strong 2010
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In Martha’s case, the rape happened once, but for some men, seeking sex with a sleeping woman is an active preference, a fetish known as somnophilia.
The sexual assault of sleeping women: the hidden, horrifying rape crisis in Britain’s bedrooms Anna Moore 2021
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