different between voyeurism vs vicarious

English

Etymology

From voyeur +? -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vw??j?????z(?)m/

Noun

voyeurism (usually uncountable, plural voyeurisms)

1. The derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching people secretly, especially when those being watched are undressed or engaging in sexual activity.
2. (by extension) The derivation of satisfaction by obsessively watching or following sensational or sordid subjects.

Related terms

• voyeur
• exhibitionism

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vic?rius (“vicarious, substituted”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /v??k???i.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /va??k?(?)?i.?s/, /v??k?(?)?i.?s/
• Rhymes: -??ri?s

Adjective

vicarious (not comparable)

1. Delegated.
2. Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience, rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.
3. On behalf of others.

Derived terms

Related terms

• vicar
• vicariously

Translations

References

• vicarious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.