- exhibitionism
- ex·hi·bi·tion·ism
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exhibiţionism — EXHIBIŢIONÍSM s.n. 1. Mania, înclinarea de a face exhibiţii. 2. (med.) Perversiune sexuală constând din expunerea (expune) în public a organelor genitale. [pr.: ţi o ] – Din fr. exhibitionnisme. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 … … Dicționar Român
exhibitionism — [n] attention seeking behavior exposing oneself, flashing*, immodesty, indecent exposure, self display, showing off; concepts 261,386 … New thesaurus
exhibitionism — ► NOUN 1) extravagant behaviour that is intended to attract attention to oneself. 2) Psychiatry a mental condition characterized by the compulsion to display one s genitals in public. DERIVATIVES exhibitionist noun exhibitionistic adjective … English terms dictionary
exhibitionism — [ek΄sə bish′əniz΄əm] n. 1. a tendency to call attention to oneself or show off one s talents, skill, etc. 2. Psychol. a) a tendency to expose parts of the body that are conventionally concealed, esp. in seeking sexual stimulation or gratification … English World dictionary
Exhibitionism — A young woman exposing herself in the streets of Budapest Exhibitionism refers to a desire or compulsion to expose parts of one s body – specifically the genitals or buttocks of a man or woman, or the breasts of a woman – in a public or semi… … Wikipedia
exhibitionism — /ek seuh bish euh niz euhm/, n. 1. a tendency to display one s abilities or to behave in such a way as to attract attention. 2. Psychiatry. a disorder characterized esp. by a compulsion to exhibit the genitals in public. [1890 95; EXHIBITION +… … Universalium
exhibitionism — [[t]e̱ksɪbɪ̱ʃənɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Exhibitionism is behaviour that tries to get people s attention all the time, and especially behaviour that most people think is silly. There is an element of exhibitionism in the parents… … English dictionary
exhibitionism — A morbid compulsion to expose a part of the body, especially the genitals, with the intent of provoking sexual interest in the viewer. * * * ex·hi·bi·tion·ism .ek sə bish ə niz əm n 1 a) a perversion marked by a tendency to indecent exposure … Medical dictionary
exhibitionism — noun (U) 1 behaviour that is intended to make people notice or admire you, but which most people think is silly: Look at those idiots standing on the statue. It s just pure exhibitionism. 2 behaviour in which someone shows their penis or breasts… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
exhibitionism — noun Date: 1893 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 •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
exhibitionism — noun a) An urge to walk around naked or show ones genitals, breasts or buttocks at times b) An urge to display for example ones wealth, for example by driving around in a conspicuous expensive car. See Also: exhibit, exhibitionist … Wiktionary
