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voyeurism
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.voy·eur V0150900 (voi-yûr′)n.1. Psychology A person who derives sexual gratification from covert observation of an unsuspecting person who is naked, undressing, or engaging in sexual activity.2. An enthusiastic observer of sordid or sensational subjects.
[French, from Old French, one who lies in wait, from voir, to see, from Latin vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
voy·eur′ism n.voy′eur·is′tic adj.voy′eur·is′ti·cal·ly adv.voyeurismthe compulsion to seek sexual gratification by secretively looking at sexual objects or acts; the actions of a Peeping Tom. — voyeur, n. — voyeuristic, adj.See also: Behavior
the practice of gaining sexual gratification by looking at sexual acts, erotic pictures, etc. — voyeur, n. — voyeuristic, adj.See also: SexThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  voyeurism - a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behaviorparaphilia - abnormal sexual activity |
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Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.VoyeurismSee also Eavesdropping.Actaeonturned into stag for watching Artemis bathe. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 8]elders of Babylonwatch Susanna bathe. [Apocrypha: Susanna; Art: Daniel, 217]Gygesking’s bodyguard requested secretly to view queen undressing. [Gk. Lit.: Avery, 507–508]Peeping Tomillicitly glanced at the naked Godiva. [Br. Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 815]Roberts, Mr.takes advantage of unshaded hospital window to watch nurses taking baths. [Am. Lit.: Heggen Mister Roberts in Sobel, 479]voyeurism
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.voyeurism [voi´yer-izm] a paraphilia in which the preferred method of achieving sexual excitement is by the repetitive watching of unsuspecting people who are naked, disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity.voy·eur·ism (voy'yur-izm), The practice of obtaining sexual pleasure by looking, especially at the naked body or genitals of another or at erotic acts between others. Synonym(s): scopophilia [Fr. voir, to see] voyeurism Scoptophilia Psychiatry Sexuoeroticism and sexual fantasies involving the observing of unsuspecting person(s) who are naked or engaged in sexual activity. See Paraphilia, Peeping Tom, Sexual deviancy, Voyeurism. Cf Compulsion, Exhibitionism. voy·eur·ism (vwah'yur-izm) The practice of obtaining sexual pleasure by looking at the naked body or genitals of another or at erotic acts between others.
Synonym(s): scopophilia. [Fr. voir, to see]voyeurism Covertly observing people undressing or engaging in sexual intercourse, so as to obtain sexual stimulation. Voyeurism is a male activity, engaged in by the lonely and the socially inadequate, and is usually accompanied by MASTURBATION.VoyeurismSexual arousal by observing nude individuals without their knowledge.Mentioned in: Sexual Perversionsvoyeurism
Related to voyeurism: voyeuristically, transvestism, Peeping Tom, sadism, scopophilia, prurienceNote: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.Words related to voyeurismnoun a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behaviorRelated Words |