inspectionism

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English

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Etymology

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From inspection +‎ -ism.

Noun

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inspectionism (uncountable)

  1. (dated) voyeurism
    • 1924, Oskar Pfister, Love in Children and Its Aberrations, page 180:
      He had often been caught when practising inspectionism upon girls of his own age, or upon the servants.
    • 1960, Louis Peter Thorpe, The Psychology of Mental Health, page 474:
      Inspectionism or voyeurism is widely regarded as a defense mechanism which the individual adopts in an effort to safeguard his psychological integrity.

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