titillation

Example Sentences

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He remembers being disturbed by the way adults around him discussed the 1973 film, with a mix of disgust and titillation, like a ghost story.

From New York Times

It wasn’t until after the show that I read May’s program note about “exposing the titillation of postmodernism’s detached aesthetics and its unbearable absurdity.”

From New York Times

Most of all, he has an aesthetic that isn’t all about terror or titillation.

From New York Times

But unlike that movie, which wobbled uncomfortably between titillation and moral panic, Bravo’s version of King’s story is sure-footed, her vision clear-eyed and genuinely risk-taking.

From Washington Post

Shepperd’s actions triggered conflicting feelings: titillation, shame, guilt, fear and confusion.

From Los Angeles Times