Meanings
nounexhibitionism (countable and uncountable, plural exhibitionisms)
plural exhibitionisms
- countableuncountableThe practice or character trait of deliberately displaying one's genitals, female nipples, or buttocks in public for sexual gratification.
The dance consisted of sexual exhibitionism, reeling and swaying as if in a state of intoxication, erotic bodily movements, and denudation.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 681 more example
Yes, really. Blanchard has expanded the DSM's "paraphilia" section (where crimes such as paedophilia and exhibitionism go) to include transvestic disorder.
2012 December 9, Paris Lees, “Transgender people get a status update”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals
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Bulgarian ексхибициони́зъм
- ексхибициони́зъм (ekshibicionízăm)practice of drawing attention to oneself
Catalan exhibicionisme, exhibicionisme
- exhibicionismepractice of drawing attention to oneself
- exhibicionismepractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Chinese Mandarin 暴露癖, 露陰癖 /露阴癖
- 暴露癖 (bàolùpǐ)practice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
- 露陰癖 /露阴癖 (lùyīnpǐ)practice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
- 露體癖 /露体癖 (lùtǐpǐ)practice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Czech exhibicionismus, exhibicionizmus
- exhibicionismuspractice of drawing attention to oneself
- exhibicionizmuspractice of drawing attention to oneself
Dutch exhibitionisme
- exhibitionismepractice of drawing attention to oneself
Esperanto ekshibicio, elmontremo
- ekshibiciopractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
- elmontremopractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Finnish ekshibitionismi, pröystäilynhalu
- ekshibitionismipractice of drawing attention to oneself
- pröystäilynhalupractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
French exhibitionnisme, exhibitionnisme
- exhibitionnismepractice of drawing attention to oneself
- exhibitionnismepractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
German Exhibitionismus, Exhibitionismus
- Exhibitionismuspractice of drawing attention to oneself
- Exhibitionismuspractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Greek επιδειξιομανία, επιδειξιομανία
- επιδειξιομανία (epideixiomanía)practice of drawing attention to oneself
- επιδειξιομανία (epideixiomanía)practice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Italian esibizionismo, esibizionismo
- esibizionismopractice of drawing attention to oneself
- esibizionismopractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Japanese 露出症
- 露出症 (roshutsushō)practice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Korean 노출증
- 노출증 (nochuljeung)practice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Polish ekshibicjonizm, ekshibicjonizm
- ekshibicjonizmpractice of drawing attention to oneself
- ekshibicjonizmpractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Portuguese exibicionismo, exibicionismo
- exibicionismopractice of drawing attention to oneself
- exibicionismopractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Romanian exhibiționism, exhibiționism
- exhibiționismpractice of drawing attention to oneself
- exhibiționismpractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Russian эксгибициони́зм, эксгибициони́зм
- эксгибициони́зм (eksgibicionízm)practice of drawing attention to oneself
- эксгибициони́зм (eksgibicionízm)practice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Spanish exhibicionismo, exhibicionismo
- exhibicionismopractice of drawing attention to oneself
- exhibicionismopractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Swedish exhibitionism, exhibitionism
- exhibitionismpractice of drawing attention to oneself
- exhibitionismpractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
- blottandepractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
- blottningpractice of displaying one's private bodily parts in public
Ukrainian ексгібіціоні́зм
- ексгібіціоні́зм (ekshibicionízm)practice of drawing attention to oneself
Welsh arddangosiaeth
- arddangosiaethpractice of drawing attention to oneself
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exhibitionism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhibitionism
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“exhibitionism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhibitionism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exhibitionism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhibitionism.
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