Schaulust

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German

Etymology

From schauen +‎ Lust.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaʊ̯ˌlʊst/
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  • Hyphenation: Schau‧lust

Noun

Schaulust f (genitive Schaulust, plural (rare) Schaulüste)

  1. (often derogatory) (voyeuristic) curiosity, voyeurism; the desire or enjoyment of watching (a spectacle etc.)
    • 1861, “Theodor Körner’s Tod und Todesstätte”, in Die Gartenlaube, number 50, Ferdinand Stolle:
      Oeffentliche Pracht entfalteten nur die Familienfeste der Fürsten, zu welchen die Schaulust der Menge sich unterthänigst hinzudrängen durfte.
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    • 1922, Sigmund Freud, Drei Abhandlungen zur Sexualtheorie:
      Die Macht, welche der Schaulust entgegensteht und eventuell durch sie aufgehoben wird, ist die Scham (wie vorhin der Ekel).
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    • 2017 August 24, Daniel Haas, Oliver Hollenstein, “An den Ufern des Verdachts”, in Die Zeit:
      Medien sind an sich keine Horrorkinos, sie spiegeln, verstärken und verzerren lediglich die Schaulust des Publikums.
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