voyeurism
Covert sexual observation
Voyeurism is deriving sexual pleasure from watching others undress, engage in sexual activity, or perform other private acts—typically without their knowledge or consent.
The term extends to any fascination with observing others' private lives: The show appeals to voyeurism, letting viewers peek into strangers' homes.
A voyeur is one who engages in this behavior.
Actively looking at something
- gazingProlonged, intent looking
- peepingLooking through cracks
- spyingSecretly observing others
- spectatingViewing an event unfold
viewing · ogling · staring · leering · eyeing · glimpsing · peeking · surveilling
Atypical sexual interest disorder
- exhibitionismUrge to expose oneself
- fetishIrrational devotion to something
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- titillationPleasurable, teasing excitement
erotic · gratification · pornography · peep show · strip club · webcam · explicit · taboo
Unauthorized access to personal matters
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
violation · boundary-crossing · unwelcome · unauthorized · hidden camera · secret recording · stalking · surveillance
Filmed unscripted programming
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
exposé · true crime · docuseries · livestream · surveillance footage · bodycam · dashcam · CCTV
Irresistible urge to act
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- passivityState of non-resistance
fantasy · projection · sublimation · gratification · shame · guilt · thrill-seeking · impulse
watching
Actively looking at something
spectating · viewing · ogling · staring · leering · eyeing · glimpsing · peeking · surveilling · observing
paraphilia
Atypical sexual interest disorder
- exhibitionismUrge to expose oneself
- fetishIrrational devotion to something
- arousalStirring to heightened state
titillation · erotic · gratification · pornography · peep show · strip club · webcam · explicit · taboo · deviance
privacy invasion
Unauthorized access to personal matters
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
- snoopingSecretly investigating others
prying · violation · boundary-crossing · unwelcome · unauthorized · hidden camera · secret recording · stalking · surveillance · exposure
reality TV
Filmed unscripted programming
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
scandal · exposé · true crime · docuseries · livestream · surveillance footage · bodycam · dashcam · CCTV · rubbernecking
compulsion
Irresistible urge to act
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
passivity · fantasy · projection · sublimation · gratification · shame · guilt · thrill-seeking · impulse · disorder
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- misconductmisconduct, bullying, stealing, vandalism, cheating
- sexualitysexual orientation, sexual behavior, erotica, sexual identity, bisexual
- privacy violationsinvasion of privacy, data breach, privacy invasion, privacy breach, eavesdropping
- sexual ethicssexual morality, sexual ethics, chastity, adultery, human sexuality
- taboostaboo, incest, cannibalism, bestiality, necrophilia
voyeurismexhibitionism
Urge to expose oneself
flashing · streaking · indecent exposure · showing off · public indecency
vision, visible, television, visual, revise, supervise, voyeur