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scopophilism

Syllables: sco·po·phil·ismUK/skɒ.pəʊˈfɪ.lɪ.zəm/US/skɑ.poʊˈfɪ.lɪ.zəm/

scopophilism noun: synonym of scopophilia.

Noun

scopophilism (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Synonym of scopophilia.
    • 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.2007, Iris Hsin-chun Tuan, Alternative Theater in Taiwan: Feminist and Intercultural Approaches
    • Voyeurism is a subset of scopophilism in which the observer preferentially watches scandalous or sexual activities.2007, J.K. Petersen, Cawood James S., Corcoran James S., Michael H. Ph.D., Understanding Surveillance Technologies: Spy Devices, Privacy, History & Applications, Second Edition
    Synonyms:
    scopophilia

Examples of scopophilism in a sentence

  • "Visual pleasure" is a straightforward characterization, for example, when compared to terms with a more academic ring, such as "ocularcentrism" or the Freudian "scopophilism."2010, Robert S. Nelson, Richard Shiff, Critical Terms for Art History, Second Edition:
  • But the same fondness for pairs is to be found again and again: love-hate; exhibitionism-scopophilism; etc.2013, José Bleger, Symbiosis and Ambiguity: A Psychoanalytic Study:

Synonyms of scopophilism

Origin of scopophilism

From Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”) + English -philism.

Questions about scopophilism

What does scopophilism mean?
Scopophilism means synonym of scopophilia.
How do you use scopophilism in a sentence?
"Visual pleasure" is a straightforward characterization, for example, when compared to terms with a more academic ring, such as "ocularcentrism" or the Freudian "scopophilism."
What part of speech is scopophilism?
Scopophilism is a noun.
How do you pronounce scopophilism?
Scopophilism is pronounced /skɒ.pəʊˈfɪ.lɪ.zəm/ (UK).

Words near scopophilism in the dictionary

  1. scopophiles
  2. scopophilia
  3. scopophiliac
  4. scopophiliacs
  5. scopophilic
  6. scopophilism
  7. scopophobia
  8. scopophobic
  9. scopperil
  10. scopperils
  11. scops

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