Exhibitionism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself

the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛksɪbˈɪʃənˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛksɪbˈɪʃənˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛksɪbˈɪʃənˌɪzəm/

5 syllables Say it as /ɛksɪbˈɪʃənˌɪzəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

immodesty

Word Forms

exhibitionistic	adjective	compulsively attracting attention to yourself especially by public exposure or exaggerated behavior
exhibitionist	noun	someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Exhibitionismus

extravagantes und auffälliges Verhalten, das darauf abzielt, Aufmerksamkeit zu erregen

🇫🇷French

exhibitionnisme

comportement extravagant et visible destiné à attirer l'attention sur vous

🇪🇸Spanish

exhibicionismo

Comportamiento extravagante y llamativo destinado a atraer la atención hacia uno mismo.

🇮🇹Italian

esibizionismo

comportamento stravagante e vistoso inteso ad attirare l'attenzione su di sé

🇳🇱Dutch

exhibitionisme

extravagant en opvallend gedrag bedoeld om de aandacht op uzelf te vestigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

exibicionismo

comportamento extravagante e conspícuo destinado a atrair atenção para si mesmo

🇷🇺Russian

эксгибиционизм

экстравагантное и бросающееся в глаза поведение, направленное на привлечение к себе внимания.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नुमाइशबाजी

अपनी ओर ध्यान आकर्षित करने के उद्देश्य से असाधारण और विशिष्ट व्यवहार

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রদর্শনীবাদ

অসামান্য এবং সুস্পষ্ট আচরণ নিজের প্রতি মনোযোগ আকর্ষণ করার উদ্দেশ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்காட்சிவாதம்

ஆடம்பரமான மற்றும் வெளிப்படையான நடத்தை உங்கள் கவனத்தை ஈர்க்கும் நோக்கம் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రదర్శనవాదం

మీ దృష్టిని ఆకర్షించడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన విపరీత మరియు స్పష్టమైన ప్రవర్తన

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रदर्शनवाद

स्वतःकडे लक्ष वेधून घेण्याच्या उद्देशाने उधळपट्टी आणि सुस्पष्ट वर्तन

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રદર્શનવાદ

તમારી તરફ ધ્યાન આકર્ષિત કરવાના હેતુથી ઉડાઉ અને સ્પષ્ટ વર્તન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನವಾದ

ನಿಮ್ಮತ್ತ ಗಮನ ಸೆಳೆಯುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಅತಿರಂಜಿತ ಮತ್ತು ಎದ್ದುಕಾಣುವ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എക്സിബിഷനിസം

നിങ്ങളിലേക്ക് ശ്രദ്ധ ആകർഷിക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള അതിരുകടന്നതും ശ്രദ്ധേയവുമായ പെരുമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨੀਵਾਦ

ਆਪਣੇ ਵੱਲ ਧਿਆਨ ਖਿੱਚਣ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

نمائش پرستی

اسراف اور نمایاں سلوک جس کا مقصد اپنی طرف توجہ مبذول کرنا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暴露狂

旨在引起别人注意的奢侈和引人注目的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

露出症

自分に注目を集めるための贅沢で目立つ行動

🇰🇷Korean

노출증

자신의 관심을 끌기 위한 사치스럽고 눈에 띄는 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chủ nghĩa phô trương

hành vi ngông cuồng và dễ thấy nhằm thu hút sự chú ý đến bản thân

🇹🇭Thai

การชอบแสดงออก

พฤติกรรมฟุ่มเฟือยและเด่นชัดซึ่งมีจุดประสงค์เพื่อดึงดูดความสนใจมาสู่ตัวคุณเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

eksibisionisme

perilaku boros dan mencolok yang dimaksudkan untuk menarik perhatian pada diri sendiri

🇵🇭Filipino

eksibisyonismo

maluho at kapansin-pansing pag-uugali na nilayon upang maakit ang atensyon sa iyong sarili

🇲🇾Malay

eksibisionisme

tingkah laku boros dan mudah dilihat bertujuan untuk menarik perhatian kepada diri sendiri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستثارة

السلوك الباهظ والواضح الذي يهدف إلى جذب الانتباه إلى نفسك

🇮🇷Persian

نمایشگاه گرایی

رفتار زیاده‌روی و آشکار برای جلب توجه به خودتان

🇹🇷Turkish

teşhircilik

dikkati üzerinize çekmeye yönelik abartılı ve göze çarpan davranışlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

אקסהיביציוניזם

התנהגות אקסטרווגנטית ובולטת שנועדה למשוך תשומת לב לעצמך

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What is the primary definition of the word 'exhibitionism'?

The primary meaning of 'exhibitionism' is 'extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'exhibitionism' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'exhibitionism' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'exhibitionism' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'exhibitionism' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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