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inspectionism

inspectionism noun: voyeurism.

Noun

inspectionism (uncountable)

  1. (dated) voyeurism
    • He had often been caught when practising inspectionism upon girls of his own age, or upon the servants.1924, Oskar Pfister, Love in Children and Its Aberrations, page 180
    • Inspectionism or voyeurism is widely regarded as a defense mechanism which the individual adopts in an effort to safeguard his psychological integrity.1960, Louis Peter Thorpe, The Psychology of Mental Health, page 474

Origin of inspectionism

From inspection + -ism.

Questions about inspectionism

What does inspectionism mean?
Inspectionism means voyeurism.
What part of speech is inspectionism?
Inspectionism is a noun.

Words near inspectionism in the dictionary

  1. inspection pit
  2. inspection pits
  3. inspectional
  4. inspectioneer
  5. inspectioneers
  6. inspectionism
  7. inspectionist
  8. inspectionists
  9. inspections
  10. inspective
  11. inspector

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