voyeurism

[ vwah-yur-iz-uhm, voi-, voi-uh-riz- ]

/ vwɑˈyɜr ɪz əm, vɔɪ-, ˈvɔɪ əˌrɪz- /

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noun

the practice of obtaining sexual gratification by looking at sexual objects or acts, especially secretively.

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Origin of voyeurism

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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 Review
Even 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 Post
Freundel 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|DAILY BEAST
There is an unsettling aspect of trauma voyeurism to Thank You For Your Service.
The Battle with PTSD After the Fighting Stops|Matt Gallagher|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

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|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|DAILY BEAST
[T]his is not a book review—it is an act of drooling voyeurism.
"Patriots" Reviewed in Huffington Post|David Frum|June 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST

voyeurism

[ voi-yûr′ĭz′əm ]

The practice of being a voyeur.scopophilia

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.)