somnophilia

English

Etymology

somno- +‎ -philia

Noun

somnophilia (uncountable)

1. A paraphilia in which an individual becomes sexually aroused by someone who is unconscious.
   • 2008, D. Richard Laws, William T. O'Donohue, Sexual deviance: theory, assessment, and treatment, page 401:

     In contrast, Calef and Weinshel (1972) suggested that somnophilia may be a neurotic equivalent of necrophilia.