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voyeurism

noun

voy·​eur·​ism vwä-ˈyər-ˌi-zəm How to pronounce voyeurism (audio) vȯi-ˈər- How to pronounce voyeurism (audio)
: the desires or behavior of a voyeur: such as
a
: the practice of obtaining sexual gratification from observing others
Psychiatrists generally divide paraphilias into two groups: those focused on objects, like a foot fetish, and those focused on behaviors, like exhibitionism, voyeurism or frottage … Benedict Carey
Ward, if he was guilty of anything at all, was guilty of observation. Looking, or (if you will) leering and ogling are not normally considered indictable offenses in British courts of law, but they do shade over into voyeurism … Paul Thomas
also : the criminal act of surreptitiously viewing a person without their consent in a place where the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy (such as a home or public bathroom) or of using a device (such as a camera) for the purpose of such viewing
A 21-year-old man has been charged with voyeurism for allegedly using his phone's camera to view the person using the restroom in the stall next to him in a dorm on the Notre Dame campus, according to court records. Melissa Hudson
b
: the practice of taking pleasure in observing something private, sordid, or scandalous
Now there's a volume for those who are … bored by the salacious voyeurism of tell-alls. Steven M. Zeitchik
Voyeurism allows us to experience all the excitement of disaster, catastrophe, and pain, to witness the most horrible human events, without any danger of feeling real pain. Gerald Mast
But the voice of the diarist … will always exert a fascination close to voyeurism. Rosellen Brown

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In 2017, Ayers was convicted of voyeurism after peering into the bedroom window of a 15-year-old girl in Anderson Township. The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022 He has since been moved to the Yavapai County Jail, where he will be booked on numerous counts of aggravated assault, second-degree burglary, first-degree criminal trespass, indecent exposure, voyeurism and disorderly conduct. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 But there’s more at stake here than foodie voyeurism. Nathan Deuel, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 Taherzadeh on Monday pleaded guilty to one federal conspiracy charge, and two violations of D.C. law: unlawful possession of a large-capacity ammunition feeding device and voyeurism. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2022 Arian Taherzadeh, 40, entered guilty pleas to a federal conspiracy charge, unlawful possession of a large-capacity ammunition feeding device and voyeurism. Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2022 But the film's Hichcockian style and themes of voyeurism, identity, and gender performance transcend the means of their creation, making for a singular film-going experience. Katie Rife, EW.com, 30 July 2022 His eagerness to speak and theirs to listen created a vortex of exhibitionism and voyeurism that sucked in millions of viewers in the pandemic’s early weeks. Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 In fact, among the tour merchandise at the United Center, there’s a T-shirt with a clever dig at the audience’s voyeurism. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of voyeurism was in 1913

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