privacy
[noun]
Synonyms: seclusion, isolation, retirement, retreat, solitude

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

priv‧a‧cy /ˈprɪvəsi, ˈpraɪ- $ ˈpraɪ-/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: privacy, private, privatization; verb: privatize; adverb: privately; adjective: private]

1. the state of being able to be alone, and not seen or heard by other people:
With seven people squashed in one house, you don’t get much privacy.

2. the state of being free from public attention:
each individual’s right to privacy

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

privacy
noun
ADJ. complete, total | individual, personal
VERB + PRIVACY preserve, protect, respect | disturb, intrude on, invade, violate I hope I'm not intruding on your privacy.
PREP. in ~ I want to be left in privacy.
in the ~ of She longed to be in the privacy of her own room.
~ from privacy from prying eyes
PHRASES an intrusion/invasion of privacy These phone calls are a gross invasion of privacy.
an intrusion on (sb's) privacy

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

privacy

protect somebody's privacy
Names have been changed to protect the privacy of those involved.
ensure privacy
He had locked the door to ensure privacy.
invade somebody's privacy (=try to find out personal things about them, or disturb them when they want to be alone)
She complained that the magazine had invaded her privacy by printing the photos.
respect somebody's privacy (=not invade their privacy)
Show teenagers that you respect their privacy by knocking on their bedroom door.
an invasion of privacy
Random drug testing of employees is an invasion of privacy.
somebody's right to privacy
Children feel more comfortable when parents respect their right to privacy.
personal privacy
Some patients do not want counselling because they feel it interferes with their personal privacy.
complete/total privacy
The lawn was surrounded by tall bushes, giving complete privacy.

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