Meaning of scopophilism | Babel Free

Definitions

Scopophilia.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“In order to explore the possible audience responses as they watch the female performers' bodies, psychological theories on scopophilism and narcissism can be used to analyze Wei's performances.”

“Voyeurism is a subset of scopophilism in which the observer preferentially watches scandalous or sexual activities.”

“"Visual pleasure" is a straightforward characterization, for example, when compared to terms with a more academic ring, such as "ocularcentrism" or the Freudian "scopophilism."”

“I remember how alien this seemed to me, having being brought up in a biological school that thought of instincts in the plural. But the same fondness for pairs is to be found again and again: love-hate; exhibitionism-scopophilism; etc. It is as if Freud had a difficulty in contemplating any topic unless he could divide it into two opposites, and never more than two.”

CEFR level