Scopophilia
noun, Psychiatry.
1.
the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
noun
sexual stimulation or satisfaction from looking at naked people, most often without their knowledge; a love of looking at people in this way; also called scoptophilia , voyeurism
See scoptophilia
Word Origin
Greek skopeo ‘to view’
scopophilia sco·po·phil·i·a (skō’pə-fĭl’ē-ə)
n.
See voyeurism.
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