voyeurism
the practice of obtaining sexual gratification by looking at sexual objects or acts, especially secretively.
Origin of voyeurism
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How to use voyeurism in a sentence
Critics such as Díaz contend that such videos essentially become free marketing material for Ring, which trades on fear and voyeurism.
How Amazon Ring uses domestic violence to market doorbell cameras | Eileen Guo | September 20, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewEven as literary biography, voyeurism is voyeurism all the same.
What Kurt Vonnegut’s rapturous love letters reveal about him as a writer — and husband | Susan Keselenko Coll | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostFreundel was charged with six counts of voyeurism, a misdemeanor, and has surrendered his passport while awaiting trial.
Women Describe How Top D.C. Rabbi Allegedly Spied on Them in the Nude | Steven I. Weiss | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is an unsettling aspect of trauma voyeurism to Thank You For Your Service.
The New York Times dubbed the show a “poverty voyeurism comedy tour.”
‘Duck Dynasty,’ ‘Buckwild,’ ‘Honey Boo Boo,’ and the 99 Percent | Tricia Romano | December 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The tour, an exercise in voyeurism, grossed more than $131 million.
Britney Spears and Jason Trawick: He’s Her Fiancé, Manager, and Conservator | Ramin Setoodeh | September 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST[T]his is not a book review—it is an act of drooling voyeurism.
Cultural definitions for voyeurism
[ (voy-ur-iz-uhm, vwah-yur-iz-uhm, voy-uhr-iz-uhm) ]
Deriving sexual satisfaction by secretly watching others undress or engage in sexual activity. (See peeping Tom.)
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