privacy
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/ˈpɹaɪv.ə.sɪ/
English
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.”
- Freedom from unwanted or undue disturbance of one 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.
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Synonyms
privatenessseclusionsecrecyconcealmentprivyprivateconfidentialitysecretconfidentialclosedconfidentiallyclandestinetranquillitytranquilityanonymitydeprived