privacy
IPA: prˈaɪvʌsi
noun
- (uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
- (uncountable) Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one's private life.
- (uncountable) Freedom from damaging publicity, public scrutiny, surveillance, and disclosure of personal information, usually by a government or a private organization.
- (countable, obsolete) A place of seclusion.
- (obsolete, law) A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc.
- (obsolete) Secrecy.
- (countable, obsolete) A private matter.
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Examples of "privacy" in Sentences
- The family wants privacy.
- I accept the reproof about privacy.
- The short story deals with the issue of privacy.
- The issue in Bowers involved the right of privacy.
- Check the privacy and security notice of the website.
- Please respect the privacy of the adjoining properites.
- The sensitivity is related to the privacy of both users.
- The privacy of boys was respected in the Ashanti kingdom.
- In the end, the couple finally finds the privacy they sought.
- The bus toilet is in the back of the bus and there is no privacy.