privacy

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/ˈpɹɪv.ə.si/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

complete, total | individual, personal

VERB + PRIVACY

preserve, protect, respect

disturb, intrude on, invade, violate

The paparazzi constantly violated her privacy by following her everywhere she went.

PREP

in ~

She locked the bathroom door so she could shower in privacy.

in the ~ of

He made the phone call in the privacy of his office so nobody could hear.

~ from

She closed the curtains to get privacy from her noisy neighbors next door.

PHRASES

an intrusion/invasion of privacy

Installing hidden cameras in bedrooms is a serious invasion of privacy.

an intrusion on (sb's) privacy

Definitions

noun

The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room.

Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.

Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one's private life.

It takes a village to rob one of a sense of privacy.

Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.

Privacy is assumed by many to be among common-law rights.

A place of seclusion.

A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of o

privateness
seclusion

noun — the condition of being concealed or hidden

privateness
secrecy
concealment

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room.

Wiktionary

It is realised that the old Pullman standard sleeper, with its convertible "sections", each containing upper and lower berths, and with no greater privacy at night than the curtains drawn along both s

Wiktionary

Reporters do not hesitate to intrude into people's privacy.

Tatoeba · #20190

By and large, reporters don't hesitate to intrude on one's privacy.

Tatoeba · #21824

To Americans, a Japanese baby seems to have no privacy.

Tatoeba · #67485

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