exhibitionism
/ɛksɪˈbɪʃənɪzm/
exhibitionism noun: the practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to oneself.
Noun
exhibitionism (countable and uncountable, plural exhibitionisms)
- The practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to oneself.
- 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.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 68
- Yes, really. Blanchard has expanded the DSM's "paraphilia" section (where crimes such as paedophilia and exhibitionism go) to include transvestic disorder.2012 December 9, Paris Lees, “Transgender people get a status update”, in The Guardian
exhibitionism meaning in Tamil
exhibitionism in Tamil
- நிர்வாணமாகத்திரியும் சித்தக்கோளாறு, மிகைப்பட்ட நடத்தைப்பண்பு, தற்காட்டல்வேட்கை, இன உறுப்பு க்காட்டி மகிழ்தல், உடல் காட்டி மகிழ்தல்
Forms of exhibitionism
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Origin of exhibitionism
From exhibition + -ism.
Questions about exhibitionism
- What does exhibitionism mean?
- Exhibitionism means the practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to oneself.
- What is exhibitionism in Tamil?
- Exhibitionism in Tamil is நிர்வாணமாகத்திரியும் சித்தக்கோளாறு, மிகைப்பட்ட நடத்தைப்பண்பு, தற்காட்டல்வேட்கை. See Exhibitionism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is exhibitionism?
- Exhibitionism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce exhibitionism?
- Exhibitionism is pronounced /ɛksɪˈbɪʃənɪzm/.
- What is the plural of exhibitionism?
- The plural of exhibitionism is exhibitionisms.
Words near exhibitionism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: exhibitionism (page history and authors); exhibitionism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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