hybristophilia means A paraphilia involving attraction to somebody who has committed a crime or outrage. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
HYBRISTOPHILIA — [Noun] A paraphilia characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to individuals who have committed crimes or outrages. From the Ancient Greek ὑβρίζειν (hubrízein, "to commit an outrage against someone") + -philia ("attraction to or love of"). Unlike "sadism" (which craves the act of cruelty) or "Stockholm syndrome" (which is a trauma-born bond), hybristophilia is the pull of the abyss by choice—not for pain, but for the shadow of power that lingers on the perpetrator. It is the fan letters to serial killers, the courtroom sketches lingered over, the breathless fascination with the hands that strangled—a perverse alchemy that turns horror into desire, because even monsters, in the right light, can be made to glitter.
noun
- A paraphilia involving attraction to somebody who has committed a crime or outrage.