titillation
noun[U]
usuallydisapprovinguk/ˌtɪt.ɪˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌtɪt̬.əlˈeɪ.ʃən/theactofintentionallymaking someoneslightlyexcited, usually withsexualimagesordescriptions:
We'vecertainlyseenanincreaseon TV offoullanguageandsexualtitillation.
There's more going on in thisfilmthancheaptitillation.
See
titillate
- Theinternethas anendlessappetitefor titillation andcontroversy.
- Herfilmsmay beexplicit, but they are about more thanmeretitillation.
- There has been a lot written about her, but Ithinka lot of it is justpuretitillation.