Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
voyeurism Audio
vo·yeur·ism [ vwah-yur-iz-uhm, voi-, voi-uh-riz- ]
Subclass of:
Paraphilias
Also called:
Voyeuristic Disorder
Definitions related to voyeurism:
  • A disorder characterized by recurrent sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors involving observing an unsuspecting person who is naked, disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A paraphilia characterized by repetitive looking at unsuspecting people, usually strangers, who are either naked, in the act of disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity, as the method for achieving sexual excitement.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Voyeurism involves becoming sexually aroused by watching an unsuspecting person who is disrobing, naked, or engaged in sexual activity. Voyeuristic disorder involves acting on voyeuristic urges or fantasies or being distressed by or unable to function because of those urges and fantasies.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Voyeurism, human sexual behaviour involving achievement of sexual arousal through viewing the sexual activities of others or through watching others disrobe. To some extent voyeurism is widespread; various types of sexual display are a normal part of sexual attraction and mating behaviour in most...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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