voyeuristic
adjective
voy·eur·is·tic
ˌvwä-(ˌ)yər-ˈi-stik 
ˌvȯi-ər-
ˌvȯi-ər-
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a voyeur
voyeuristic drives
… confronting her beauty gave him a bad conscience and made him feel shamefully voyeuristic …—
Phillip Roth
: relating to or derived from voyeurism
Phillip Rothvoyeuristic pleasure
Through the video surveillance system, Polly engages in voyeuristic eavesdropping.—Judith Mayne
Judith Mayne… to demonstrate that the voyeuristic thrill of watching a stripper ceases at the moment of nakedness.—Mark Morris
Mark Morris
voyeuristically
ˌvwä-(ˌ)yər-ˈi-sti-k(ə-)lē
adverb
ˌvȯi-ər-
In that film, the cameras voyeuristically followed actor Richard Gere as he worked out and dressed up.
—The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
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In a world where everyone is looking over their shoulder to see who might be coming for them and their job, Berghoff also decided to emphasize the space’s voyeuristic potential.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
These disorders are subdivided into courtship disorders, which resemble distorted components of human courtship behavior (voyeuristic disorder, exhibitionistic disorder, and frotteuristic disorder), and algolagnic disorders, which involve pain and suffering.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
However, the voyeuristic and electric feeling of journeying through someone’s brain remains very much intact.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
The audience experience is so voyeuristic already, watching these characters as if they are seated at tables next to you, that a little distance from them helps.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
These disorders are subdivided into courtship disorders, which resemble distorted components of human courtship behavior (voyeuristic disorder, exhibitionistic disorder, and frotteuristic disorder), and algolagnic disorders, which involve pain and suffering.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
However, the voyeuristic and electric feeling of journeying through someone’s brain remains very much intact.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
The audience experience is so voyeuristic already, watching these characters as if they are seated at tables next to you, that a little distance from them helps.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
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voyeuristic
adjective
voy·eur·is·tic
ˌvwä-(ˌ)yər-ˈis-tik
ˌvȯi-ər-
ˌvȯi-ər-
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a voyeur
voyeuristic drives
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