ˌskōpəˈfilēə noun
or scop·to·phil·ia ˌskäptəˈ-
( -s )
Etymology: scopophilia, New Latin, from Greek skopein to view + New Latin -o- + -philia; scoptophilia, New Latin, from (assumed) Greek skoptos (verbal of Greek skopein ) + New Latin -philia — more at spy
: a desire to look at sexually stimulating scenes especially as a substitute for actual sexual participation that constitutes a partial or component instinct often sublimated (as in a desire for learning)
• sco·po·phil·i·ac | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|filēˌak or scop·to·phil·i·ac | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|filēˌak noun or adjective
• sco·po·phil·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|filik or scop·to·phil·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|filik adjective