noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching unsuspecting people secretly, especially when those being watched are undressed or undressing, toileting, or engaging in sexual activity. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior wordnet
3. 3
   The derivation of satisfaction by obsessively watching or following sensational or sordid subjects. broadly, figuratively, uncountable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

active algolagniaalgolagniaalgolagnyamphierotismautoeroticismbisexuality

Etymology

From voyeur + -ism.

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