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titillation

[tit-l-ey-shuhn] / ˌtɪt lˈeɪ ʃən /


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These patchwork visions have a restrained, contemplative air that carefully weighs the seriousness of their themes without ever dipping into melodrama or titillation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

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 • Feb. 3, 2024

The great Argento films were never just about titillation and blood-spatter.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2022

The hysteria about drag queens — who may be neither gay nor transgender, and whose performances often tend toward parody rather than titillation — has been particularly intense.

From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2022

When an image changes place in the idea, it produces a titillation equal to that which would be produced in the order of material things.

From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various




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