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7 dictionary results for: voyeurism
Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry:  voyeurism
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See scopophilia

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Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry:  voyeurism
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See scoptophilia

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vo·yeur·ism       [vwah-yur-iz-uhm, voi-, voi-uh-riz-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the practice of obtaining sexual gratification by looking at sexual objects or acts, esp. secretively.
[Origin: voyeur + -ism]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
voy·eur       (voi-yûr')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A person who derives sexual gratification from observing the naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point.
  2. An obsessive observer of sordid or sensational subjects.


[French, from Old French, one who lies in wait, from voir, to see, from Latin vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

voy·eur'ism n., voy'eur·is'tic adj., voy'eur·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
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voyeurism

noun
a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior 

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
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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voyeurism voy·eur·ism (voi-yûr'ĭz'əm)
n.
The practice of being a voyeur. Also called scopophilia.

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