exhibitionism
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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
