窃視(せっし)

せっし
noun
voyeurism; secret watching; peeping
formalsociety
1. voyeurism; secret watching
Secretly watching others, especially for sexual gratification. A formal, somewhat clinical term used in legal and psychological contexts.
窃視(せっし)は犯罪(はんざい)になりうる。
Voyeurism can constitute a crime.
窃視(せっし)症(しょう)という言葉(ことば)を聞(き)いた。
I heard the term "voyeuristic disorder."
窃視(せっし)行為(こうい)は、相手(あいて)の尊厳(そんげん)を傷(きず)つける重大(じゅうだい)な問題(もんだい)だ。
Voyeuristic acts are a serious problem that violates the victim's dignity.

Compound of 窃(せつ) (to do secretly, as in 窃盗(せっとう) theft) and 視(し) (to look, see). A formal, technical word; can be used with する.

Common collocations

  • 窃視(せっし)症(しょう): voyeuristic disorder (clinical term)
  • 窃視(せっし)行為(こうい): voyeuristic acts

Similar words

  • のぞき: peeping — the everyday, colloquial word
  • 覗(のぞ)き見(み): peeking, peeping — neutral, not necessarily sexual

Related Words

Compare: 覗(のぞ)き (peeping)
Compare: 覗(のぞ)き見(み) (peeking, peeping)
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Added 2026.5.24 13:10 · Revised 2026.9.6 9:21
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