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exhibitionism

[ek-suh-bish-uh-niz-uhm] / ˌɛk səˈbɪʃ əˌnɪz əm /


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Cage, who wrote music to suppress his ego, had a problem with Ono’s exhibitionism.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

But, if protesting is just fruitless exhibitionism, as Teddy claims, and radical acts of direct action don’t seem to work any better, what is there to do if no one will listen?

From Salon Oct. 31, 2025

Or, as the NFL described it several decades ago, an “unrestrained dance … deemed to be contrived exhibitionism that has no place in the sport.”

From Washington Post Feb. 4, 2022

My question for you, which I also think you should ask yourself, is: What exactly do you like about the idea of this kind of exhibitionism?

From Slate Jun. 7, 2021

In some cases, it would appear, the impulse to exhibitionism may be overcome or may pass away.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy by Havelock Ellis




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