scopophilia
pronunciation
How to pronounce scopophilia in British English:
UK [skəʊpə'fɪlɪə]
How to pronounce scopophilia in American English:
US [skoʊpə'fɪlɪr]
Word Origin
- scopophilia (n.)
- "voyeurism," 1924 (in a translation of Freud), from Greek -skopia "observation" (see scope (n.1)) + -philia. In early use often scoptophilia through a mistake by Freud's translators. Modern form by 1937. Related: Scopophiliac.