scopophilism

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