exhibitionism

ex·hi·bi·tion·ism

noun \-ˈbi-shə-ˌni-zəm\

Definition of EXHIBITIONISM

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

— ex·hi·bi·tion·ist \-ˈbish-nist, -ˈbi-shə-\ noun or adjective

— ex·hi·bi·tion·is·tic \-ˌbi-shə-ˈnis-tik\ adjective

— ex·hi·bi·tion·is·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

First Known Use of EXHIBITIONISM

1893

Rhymes with EXHIBITIONISM

abolitionism, academicism, agrarianism, anthropomorphism, anti-Semitism, bicameralism, colloquialism, colonialism, constitutionalism, cosmopolitism, ecumenicism, exceptionalism, existentialism, fundamentalism, Hegelianism, hermaphroditism, hyperrealism, imperialism, industrialism, instrumentalism, interventionism, irrationalism, isolationism, Malthusianism, Manichaeanism, materialism, millennialism, Monophysitism, multilingualism, neoclassicism, Neoplatonism, neorealism, Nestorianism, Occidentalism, orientalism, parochialism, Pelagianism, phenomenalism, photojournalism, pictorialism, Postimpressionism, professionalism, pseudoclassicism, reconstructionism, republicanism, Rosicrucianism, sacerdotalism, self-determinism, sadomasochism, sectarianism, sensationalism, sentimentalism, spiritualism, Tractarianism, traditionalism, transcendentalism, ultramontanism, universalism, utopianism, vocationalism

ex·hi·bi·tion·ism

noun \ˌek-sə-ˈbish-ə-niz-əm\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of EXHIBITIONISM

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