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exhibitionism

noun
/ɛksɪˈbɪʃənɪzm/

Etymology

From exhibition + -ism.

  1. borrowed from exhibitus
  2. suffixed as exhibition — “exhibit + ion”
  3. suffixed as exhibitionism — “exhibition + ism”

Definitions

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

  2. The practice or character trait of deliberately displaying one's genitals, female…

    The practice or character trait of deliberately displaying one's genitals, female nipples, or buttocks in public for sexual gratification.

    • The dance consisted of sexual exhibitionism, reeling and swaying as if in a state of intoxication, erotic bodily movements, and denudation.
    • Yes, really. Blanchard has expanded the DSM's "paraphilia" section (where crimes such as paedophilia and exhibitionism go) to include transvestic disorder.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for exhibitionism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA