exhibitionism
English
Etymology
From exhibition + -ism.
Noun
exhibitionism (countable and uncountable, plural exhibitionisms)
- The practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to oneself.
- The practice or character trait of deliberately displaying one's genitals, nipples, or buttocks in public for sexual gratification.
- 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 68:
- The dance consisted of sexual exhibitionism, reeling and swaying as if in a state of intoxication, erotic bodily movements, and denudation.
- 2012 December 9, Paris Lees, “Transgender people get a status update”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Yes, really. Blanchard has expanded the DSM's "paraphilia" section (where crimes such as paedophilia and exhibitionism go) to include transvestic disorder.
Related terms
Translations
practice of drawing attention to oneself
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practice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
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Swedish
Noun
exhibitionism c
- (pathology) exhibitionism (strong desire to display one's genitals, nipples, or buttocks in public)
- exhibitionism (strong desire to draw attention to oneself)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | exhibitionism | exhibitionisms |
| definite | exhibitionismen | exhibitionismens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Related terms
See also
- blotta sig (“expose oneself”)
- blottare