voyeuristical

Thân thiện

A person with voyeuristical tendencies watches others from a hidden window.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to voyeurism or voyeurs: Describes a characteristic, interest, or behavior associated with obtaining pleasure from secretly watching others, especially in private or intimate moments. It implies an intrusive, often sexualized, observation without the consent or knowledge of those being watched.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The film was criticized for its voyeuristical gaze into the characters' personal lives.
  • He felt uncomfortable with the voyeuristical nature of the reality television show.
  • The photographer's voyeuristical approach captured subjects in vulnerable, unguarded moments.

Advanced Usage

• Voyeuristical pleasure/satisfaction: The specific enjoyment derived from secretly observing others.
  • The tabloid journalist took a voyeuristical satisfaction in publishing the stolen photos.
• Voyeuristical tendencies/inclinations: A pattern of behavior or a personality trait inclined towards voyeurism.
  • The character's voyeuristical inclinations drove the plot of the psychological thriller.

Variants and Related Words

• Voyeuristic (adj): The more common and standard adjectival form, identical in meaning to "voyeuristical."
  • The documentary has a voyeuristic feel.
• Voyeur (n): A person who engages in voyeurism.
  • The paparazzo was accused of being a voyeur.
• Voyeurism (n): The practice or condition of obtaining sexual gratification from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity; more broadly, the enjoyment of seeing something private or sensational.
  • The novel explores themes of privacy and voyeurism.

Synonyms

• Prying: Inquisitive in a meddling or intrusive way.
• Snooping: Investigating or looking around secretly to find out private information.
• Peeping: Looking quickly and secretly, especially through a small opening.

Related Phrases

• Voyeuristic thrill: The excitement or pleasure gained from voyeuristic observation.
  • He experienced a voyeuristic thrill from watching the argument unfold in the apartment across the street.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism
   • his voyeuristic pleasures

Từ đồng nghĩa

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