Exhibitionism
noun
The act or habit of behaving in a way that is meant to draw attention to oneself.
His rude behavior is pure exhibitionism, designed to make everyone look at him.
Often appears as...
- pure exhibitionism
- blatant exhibitionism
noun
In a medical or psychological context, it refers to a mental condition in which a person has a compulsion to display their genitals in public.
Court ordered him to seek help after he was arrested for exhibitionism.
Often appears as...
- arrested for exhibitionism
- diagnosed with exhibitionism
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
noun
The act or habit of behaving in a way that is meant to draw attention to oneself.
His rude behavior is pure exhibitionism, designed to make everyone look at him.
Often appears as...
- pure exhibitionism
- blatant exhibitionism
noun
In a medical or psychological context, it refers to a mental condition in which a person has a compulsion to display their genitals in public.
Court ordered him to seek help after he was arrested for exhibitionism.
Often appears as...
- arrested for exhibitionism
- diagnosed with exhibitionism
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Seeking Attention
Exhibitionism involves actions that are purposely done to make people notice the individual.
Pete's loud outfit at the quiet party was a form of exhibitionism.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Often used negatively to describe someone's behavior as overly showy or unnecessary.
Laura was accused of exhibitionism for constantly sharing her luxury purchases online.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Attitudes to exhibitionism can vary greatly between different cultures and social contexts.
In some cultures, what's considered exhibitionism might be normal self-expression.
Pro Tip 1/3Seeking Attention
Exhibitionism involves actions that are purposely done to make people notice the individual.
Pete's loud outfit at the quiet party was a form of exhibitionism.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Often used negatively to describe someone's behavior as overly showy or unnecessary.
Laura was accused of exhibitionism for constantly sharing her luxury purchases online.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Attitudes to exhibitionism can vary greatly between different cultures and social contexts.
In some cultures, what's considered exhibitionism might be normal self-expression.
Pro Tip 1/3Seeking Attention
Exhibitionism involves actions that are purposely done to make people notice the individual.
Pete's loud outfit at the quiet party was a form of exhibitionism.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Often used negatively to describe someone's behavior as overly showy or unnecessary.
Laura was accused of exhibitionism for constantly sharing her luxury purchases online.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Attitudes to exhibitionism can vary greatly between different cultures and social contexts.
In some cultures, what's considered exhibitionism might be normal self-expression.
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Quote examples
Douglas Southall Freeman
American Historian
Character is the starting point from which we go on. When I say a man has character, I mean that when you go to that man and say, 'What are the facts in this case?' he will tell you the truth, justly, truly, and wisely as he knows, with the minimum of exhibitionism and the maximum of devotion to the common cause.
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Glenn Gould
Canadian Musician
I don't think any of the early Romantic composers knew how to write for the piano... The music of that era is full of empty theatrical gestures, full of exhibitionism, and it has a worldly, hedonistic quality that simply turns me off.
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George Will
Journalist
Traditionally, baseball punishes preening. In a society increasingly tolerant of exhibitionism, it is splendid when a hitter is knocked down because in his last at bat he lingered at the plate to admire his home run.
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Ann Widdecombe
British Politician
It would be nonsense to try to suggest that somebody who tried to rouse 2,000 people to their feet - which is what I used to do at conference - doesn't have any element of exhibitionism about them.
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Sharmila Tagore
Indian Actress
I'm an actor by choice and I love facing the camera. There's a little bit of exhibitionism in all of us. We like the limelight.
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Jason Patric
American Actor
I have a problem with the blatant celebrity exhibitionism that happens in this business and being sold purely as a brand.
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Laurence Olivier
English Actor
Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.
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Orson Welles
American Actor
The laws and the stage, both are a form of exhibitionism.
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Mason Cooley
American Writer
If modesty disappeared, so would exhibitionism.
Quote examples
Douglas Southall Freeman
American Historian
Character is the starting point from which we go on. When I say a man has character, I mean that when you go to that man and say, 'What are the facts in this case?' he will tell you the truth, justly, truly, and wisely as he knows, with the minimum of exhibitionism and the maximum of devotion to the common cause.
Quote examples
Glenn Gould
Canadian Musician
I don't think any of the early Romantic composers knew how to write for the piano... The music of that era is full of empty theatrical gestures, full of exhibitionism, and it has a worldly, hedonistic quality that simply turns me off.
Quote examples
George Will
Journalist
Traditionally, baseball punishes preening. In a society increasingly tolerant of exhibitionism, it is splendid when a hitter is knocked down because in his last at bat he lingered at the plate to admire his home run.
Quote examples
Ann Widdecombe
British Politician
It would be nonsense to try to suggest that somebody who tried to rouse 2,000 people to their feet - which is what I used to do at conference - doesn't have any element of exhibitionism about them.
Quote examples
Sharmila Tagore
Indian Actress
I'm an actor by choice and I love facing the camera. There's a little bit of exhibitionism in all of us. We like the limelight.
Quote examples
Jason Patric
American Actor
I have a problem with the blatant celebrity exhibitionism that happens in this business and being sold purely as a brand.
Quote examples
Laurence Olivier
English Actor
Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.
Quote examples
Orson Welles
American Actor
The laws and the stage, both are a form of exhibitionism.
Quote examples
Mason Cooley
American Writer
If modesty disappeared, so would exhibitionism.
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