exhibitionism /ek′sibish″əniz′əm/ [L, exhibere, to exhibit] , 1. the flaunting of oneself or one’s abilities to attract attention. 2. (in psychiatry) a psychosexual disorder that occurs primarily in men in which the repetitive act of exposing the genitals in socially unacceptable situations is the preferred means of achieving sexual excitement and gratification. See also paraphilia, scopophilia. −exhibitionist, n.
