voyeurism

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English voyeur

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.

English -ism

English voyeurism

From voyeur + -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɪəˌrɪz(ə)m/ (most common), /vɔɪˈɜːrɪz(ə)m/, /vwɑˈjɜːrɪz(ə)m/

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Noun

voyeurism (usually uncountable, plural voyeurisms)

1. The derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching unsuspecting people secretly, especially when those being watched are undressed or undressing, toileting, or engaging in sexual activity.

   Synonym: (dated) inspectionism

2. (by extension, figuratively) The derivation of satisfaction by obsessively watching or following sensational or sordid subjects.

Derived terms

• cybervoyeurism

Related terms

• voyeur
• exhibitionism
• Peeping Tom

Translations

derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching people secretly

• Catalan: voyeurisme m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 窺淫狂症 / 窥淫狂症 (kuīyínkuángzhèng), 窥淫癖 (kuīyínpǐ), 窺視症 / 窥视症 (kuīshìzhèng), 窺淫 / 窥淫 (kuīyín)

• Dutch: voyeurisme (nl) n
• Esperanto: rigardismo
• Finnish: tirkistely (fi)
• French: voyeurisme (fr) m
• German: Voyeurismus (de) m
• Greek: ηδονοβλεψία (el) f (idonovlepsía)
• Hindi: दर्शनरति f (darśanrati), दृश्यरति f (dŕśyarati)
• Icelandic: sjónfróun f
• Italian: voyeurismo (it) m
• Japanese: 窃視症 (せっししょう, sesshishō)
• Polish: wojeryzm (pl) m, oglądactwo (pl) n
• Portuguese: voyeurismo m
• Russian: вуайери́зм (ru) m (vuajjerízm), скопофи́ли́я (ru) f (skopofílíja)
• Spanish: voyerismo (es) m
• Swedish: voyeurism c
• Turkish: röntgencilik (tr)
• Vietnamese: thị dâm

Swedish

Noun

voyeurism c

1. voyeurism (derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching people secretly)

Declension

Declension of voyeurism

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	voyeurism	voyeurisms
	definite	voyeurismen	voyeurismens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• voyeur

See also

• flukta
• fönstertittande

References

• “voyeurism”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH
• Fula Ordboken