Meaning of "voyeurism" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF VOYEURISM

voyeurism  [ˈvwaɪərɪzəm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOYEURISM

Voyeurism is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VOYEURISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Voyeurism

Voyeurism is the sexual interest in or practice of spying on people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, sexual activity, or other actions usually considered to be of a private nature. The principal characteristic of voyeurism is that the voyeur does not normally interact directly with the subject of his/her interest, who is often unaware of being observed. The essence of voyeurism is the observing but may also involve the making of a secret photograph or video of the subject during an intimate activity. When the interest in a particular subject is obsessive, the behavior may be described as stalking. The term comes from the French voyeur, "one who looks". A male voyeur is commonly labeled "Peeping Tom", a term which originates from the Lady Godiva legend. However, that term is usually applied to a male who observes somebody secretly and, generally, not in a public place.

Definition of voyeurism in the English dictionary

The definition of voyeurism in the dictionary is the practice of obtaining sexual pleasure or excitement from the observation of someone undressing, having intercourse, etc. Other definition of voyeurism is if you describe someone's behaviour as voyeurism, you disapprove of them because you think they enjoy watching other people's suffering or problems.

TRANSLATION OF VOYEURISM

Find out the translation of voyeurism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of voyeurism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «voyeurism» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 偷窥
• Translator English - Spanish: voyeurismo
• English: voyeurism
• Translator English - Hindi: छिप
• Translator English - Arabic: استراق النظر
• Translator English - Russian: вуайеризм
• Translator English - Portuguese: voyeurismo
• Translator English - Bengali: voyeurism
• Translator English - French: voyeurisme
• Translator English - Malay: Voyeurisme
• Translator English - German: Voyeurismus
• Translator English - Japanese: のぞき見
• Translator English - Korean: 관음증
• Translator English - Javanese: Voyeurism
• Translator English - Vietnamese: dâm
• Translator English - Tamil: voyeurism
• Translator English - Marathi: प्रेक्षागृह
• Translator English - Turkish: röntgencilik
• Translator English - Italian: voyeurismo
• Translator English - Polish: Podglądanie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вуайеризм
• Translator English - Romanian: voyeurism
• Translator English - Greek: ηδονοβλεψία
• Translator English - Afrikaans: voyeurisme
• Translator English - Swedish: voyeurism
• Translator English - Norwegian: voyeurisme

3 QUOTES WITH «VOYEURISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word voyeurism.

1

Adam Goldberg

Twitter is the marriage of full-tilt narcissism and full-tilt voyeurism that has finally collided in 140 words.

2

Simon Winchester

Having been in the newspaper business for a long, long time, I often wonder, Why do we actually need to know about something like a bus crash in Bangladesh that has no effect on us at all? That can be nothing other than voyeurism.

3

James Wolcott

In the voyeurism of Reality TV, the viewer's passivity is kept intact, pampered and massaged and force-fed Chicken McNuggets of carefully edited snippets that permit him or her to sit in easy judgment and feel superior at watching familiar strangers make fools of themselves. Reality TV looks in only one direction: down.

ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOYEURISM»

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOYEURISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term voyeurism is used in the context of the following news items.

Former State Dept. Official Pleads Guilty to 11 Counts of Stalking …

In court Wednesday, Rosen pleaded guilty to six counts of voyeurism and five counts of stalking that occurred between 2012 and 2014. "Daniel Rosen crept ... «NBC4 Washington, Jul 15»

Traveling hairdresser arrested for voyeurism

Traveling hairdresser arrested for voyeurism ... on felony arrest warrants for voyeurism, fourteen counts of surreptitious videotaping, and probation violation. «KPHO Phoenix, Jul 15»

Man charged with University of Waterloo voyeurism

He has been charged with voyeurism, committing an indecent act and possession of a controlled substance. He was scheduled to appear in court for a bail ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»

Washington high school teacher charged with voyeurism after …

Police in the town across the Columbia River from Portland arrested Morasch on Monday and charged him with two counts of voyeurism, The Columbian ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»

Former pastor appeals voyeurism conviction

JACKSON, Miss. —A former Mississippi minister convicted of secretly videotaping women taking showers at his home is asking the state Supreme Court to ... «WAPT Jackson, Jun 15»

Rabbi who taught at Towson sentenced to 78 months in voyeurism …

Freundel pleaded guilty in February to 52 counts of voyeurism, admitting that he videotaped dozens of women at the National Capital Mikvah in Washington. «Baltimore Sun, May 15»

For those who revered him, DC rabbi's sentencing for voyeurism will …

This week, a D.C. Superior Court judge is scheduled to hand down a penalty for Barry Freundel, a powerful Orthodox rabbi who for years secretly videotaped his ... «Washington Post, May 15»

Arkansas Golfers Suspended After Voyeurism Arrest

Two Arkansas Razorback golfers have been suspended after being arrested Wednesday for taking explicit photos of a woman without her consent. According to ... «Golf.com, May 15»

Teacher fired over voyeurism charges

Police charged Jamie Gardiner, 37, with two counts of voyeurism in March after police alleged images found on devices in his home showed two women ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»

Voyeurism case: Goa court grants anticipatory bail to 7 Fabindia …

They were booked under IPC sections 354C (voyeurism), 509 (intrusion into privacy) and IT Act's section 66E (capturing, publishing image of private area of any ... «Zee News, Apr 15»