exhibitionism

English

Etymology

From exhibition +‎ -ism.

Noun

exhibitionism (countable and uncountable, plural exhibitionisms)

  1. The practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to oneself.
  2. 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.

Translations

Swedish

Noun

exhibitionism c

  1. (pathology) exhibitionism (strong desire to display one's genitals, nipples, or buttocks in public)
  2. exhibitionism (strong desire to draw attention to oneself)

Declension

Declension of exhibitionism
nominative genitive
singular indefinite exhibitionism exhibitionisms
definite exhibitionismen exhibitionismens
plural indefinite
definite

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