voyeurism /vo·yeur·ism/ (voi´yer-izm) a paraphilia characterized by recurrent, intense sexual urges or arousal involving real or fantasized observation of unsuspecting people who are naked, disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity.
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voy·eur·ism (voi-yûr  z  m)n. The practice of being a voyeur. Also called scopophilia. |
Voyeurism
Sexual arousal by observing nude individuals without their knowledge.
Mentioned in: Sexual Perversions
voyeurism
[voi′yəriz′əm, voiyur′izəm]
Etymology: Fr, voyeur + L, ismus, practice
a psychosexual disorder in which a person derives sexual excitement and gratification from looking at the naked bodies and genital organs or observing the sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point. See also compulsion.
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Scoptophilia Psychiatry Sexuoeroticism and sexual fantasies involving the observing of unsuspecting person(s) who are naked or engaged in sexual activity. See Paraphilia, Peeping Tom, Sexual deviancy, Voyeurism. Cf Compulsion, Exhibitionism.
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