exhibitionism
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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
She allows the camera into the sanctums of her tanning booth and facial treatment sessions, but there’s an exhibitionism in these moments instead of conveying honesty and openness.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2024
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
When you do come across acts of kindness and compassion, they seem to be documented and calibrated to serve the gods of exhibitionism and self-promotion.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2020
In its most primitive form, no doubt, this exhibitionism is a kind of exorcism, a method of putting evil spirits, primarily, and secondarily evil-disposed persons, to flight.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy by Havelock Ellis