voyeuristic

[ vwah-yuh-ris-tik, voi-uh- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a voyeur or of voyeurism.

Other Words From

• voyeur·isti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of voyeuristic¹

voyeur + -ist + -ic

Example Sentences

Day in and day out, we read about new glitches in app codes and unintentionally open backdoors, and we even welcome deliberately voyeuristic platforms that peep into our lives without our knowing.

From Popular-Science

Things start to feel a tad voyeuristic—that there is so much honesty and self-exploration happening here that you might be intruding or shouldn’t be witnessing it.

From The Daily Beast

Lost Hills is less voyeuristic true crime and more in the mold of Serial, taking a second look at a well-known case with actual reporting.

From Outside Online

For those who choose not to participate and prefer just to listen, there’s an almost voyeuristic feeling, like you’re seeing what other people act like on dates — all the different types of performances hopeful romantics try on for size.

From Washington Post

Our innermost thoughts offered up to old friends from high school are there to be seen by some voyeuristic devil in Tasmania.

From The Daily Beast

At their best they come off as brilliant, and at worst, overly simpering and voyeuristic.

From The Daily Beast

But it might just produce some of the more narcissistic and voyeuristic tech imaginable.

From The Daily Beast

But he tells their story in a voyeuristic way, to make this one of the most troubling and serpentine novel of the year.

From The Daily Beast

What you get at the end is a peephole for a private moment that rapidly becomes very voyeuristic.

From The Daily Beast