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voyeuristic

[vwah-yuh-ris-tik, voi-uh-] / ˌvwɑ jəˈrɪs tɪk, ˌvɔɪ ə- /
ADJECTIVE
prying
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The filming would only be unlawful if it could be seen as harassment, stalking, if the footage is voyeuristic, or in circumstances where there would be a reasonable expectation of privacy.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

“It feels less voyeuristic than with people,” Goldberg explains of “Mating Season.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

At a moment when reality TV dating shows are facing challenges—ABC last week canceled its latest season of “The Bachelorette”—the messy, cheating fake fruit characters are feeding a voracious appetite for voyeuristic drama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

Her agency removes the film’s voyeuristic aspect, which would make for an exciting, fresh take on the B-movie genre if Coen and Cooke’s screenplay wasn’t so head-scratchingly muddled.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025

It was a school largely for people from out of town, preppies who observed the surrounding neighborhood with a voyeuristic curiosity when they weren’t hatching myths about it to scare freshmen.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore


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