voyeurism
/vwʌɪˈjəːrɪz(ə)m
/ /vɔɪˈəːrɪz(ə)m /noun [mass noun]
1The practice of gaining sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity: Internet sites dedicated to the act of voyeurism...
- Her photographs evoke a similar sense of sleazy voyeurism.
- Hitchcock indulges his and his viewers' voyeurism while also positioning them as guilty perverts - Peeping Toms.
- The work displays a fascination with sensuality in film and parallels this with voyeurism and the desire to touch.
1.1Enjoyment from seeing the pain or distress of others: township visits are bordering on voyeurism...
- Films about mental illness do provide more than voyeurism.
- One corollary is a reduction in potentially problematic voyeurism that often accompanies images of vulnerability.
- Part documentary, part historical record keeping, and part voyeurism is the triumvirate of this disc.