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Voyeurism

//ˈvɔɪəˌrɪz(ə)m// noun

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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

Etymology

From voyeur + -ism.

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