EXHIBITIONISM


Meaning of EXHIBITIONISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈbi-shə-ˌni-zəm ]

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

• 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.