scopophilia
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- scopophiliac noun
- scopophilic adjective
- scoptophiliac noun
- scoptophilic adjective
Etymology
Origin of scopophilia
From New Latin, dating back to 1920–25; -scope, -o-, -philia
Example Sentences
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De Palma has spent a lifetime exploring the metaphysics of recording technology and of scopophilia, showing us how observation can deceive as much as it reveals.
From Washington Post
His capacity for obsessive rapture and scopophilia is unlocked by the bizarre discovery of a severed ear in some waste ground after walking home from the hospital where his dad is recovering from serious spinal injuries.
From The Guardian
We know this because those photographs became part of a haunting but uneven installation, “Scopophilia,” that had its premiere at the Louvre last winter and is now at the Matthew Marks Gallery in Chelsea.
From New York Times
“Scopophilia” means “love of looking,” though it usually has sexual connotations.
From New York Times
These works point to another problem with “Scopophilia”: the deadly combination of art about art and a format, the slide show, that already has overtones of Art History 101.
From New York Times
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