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Relating to unusual and unacceptable sexual behaviour

perversion

noun

sexual behavior that you consider to be wrong or not normal

sexual abuse

noun

any sexual behavior by an adult toward a child

bondage

noun

the activity of tying someone up with ropes or chains for sexual pleasure

masochism

noun

sexual behavior in which someone gets pleasure from being hurt

sadism

noun

behavior in which someone gets sexual pleasure from hurting someone else

pedophilia

noun

sexual desire for children in an adult

sadomasochism

noun

behavior in which someone gets sexual pleasure from being hurt and from hurting someone else

fetishism

noun

unusual sexual activity involving interest in a particular object or material

bestiality

noun

sexual activity between a person and an animal

incest

noun

sexual activity between people who are closely related, such as a parent and child or a brother and sister

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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