voyeurism

voy·eur  (voi-yûr)

n.

1. A person who derives sexual gratification from observing the naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point.

2. An obsessive observer of sordid or sensational subjects.

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[French, from Old French, one who lies in wait, from voir, to see, from Latin vidre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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voy·eurism n.

voyeur·istic adj.

voyeur·isti·cal·ly adv.

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voyeurism

the 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

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the practice of gaining sexual gratification by looking at sexual acts, erotic pictures, etc. — voyeur, n. — voyeuristic, adj.

See also: Sex

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

voyeurism - a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior paraphilia - abnormal sexual activity

Translations

voyeurism [vwɑːˈjəːrɪzəm] n → Voyeurismus m