exhibitionism

noun

ex·​hi·​bi·​tion·​ism ˌek-sə-ˈbi-shə-ˌni-zəm How to pronounce exhibitionism (audio)
1
a
: a perversion in which sexual gratification is obtained from the indecent exposure of one's genitals (as to a stranger)
b
: an act of such exposure
2
: the act or practice of behaving so as to attract attention to oneself
exhibitionist noun or adjective
exhibitionistic adjective
exhibitionistically adverb

Examples of exhibitionism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But what’s hard to take is Snyder’s excessive exhibitionism, modeled after the Heavy Metal comic books, introducing dark fantasy, science fiction, violence, and erotica to stimulate Rebel Moon’s revamp of the kid-friendly Star Wars series. Armond White, National Review, 7 Aug. 2024 The film also dives into the jaw-dropping places that his impulse toward performance-art media exhibitionism led him to. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2024 In the end, with the help of surveillance video, Rosales was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder with a weapon and single counts of molesting a child and lewd and lascivious exhibitionism. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024 The book features flogging, leather, exhibitionism, rough play, bondage, gender bending, and many more dramatization of pleasure. Hazlitt, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for exhibitionism 

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Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of exhibitionism was in 1891

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“Exhibitionism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhibitionism. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

exhibitionism

noun
ex·​hi·​bi·​tion·​ism ˌek-sə-ˈbish-ə-niz-əm How to pronounce exhibitionism (audio)
1
a
: a perversion marked by a tendency to indecent exposure
b
: an act of such exposure
2
: the act or practice of behaving so as to attract attention to oneself

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