privacypriv‧a‧cy /ˈprɪvəsi, ˈpraɪ- $ ˈpraɪ-/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 
With seven people squashed in one house, you don’t get much privacy.2the state of being free from public attention: each individual’s right to privacyCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsprotect 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.phrasesan 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.adjectivespersonal 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.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Her husbands colleagues kept coming to the house, invading her privacy, and expecting food and drinks.
- I waited until I was in the privacy of my own room before I opened the letter.
- If you want privacy you can close the door.
- The condo was beautiful, and they had plenty of privacy, with a hot tub in a little private garden.
- the constitutional right to privacy
- The press has been asked to respect the privacy of the Royal Family during this very difficult time.
- The problem with open plan offices is that you don't have any privacy.
- Families favour the Arts Centre over bed and breakfast accommodation because it offers a greater privacy.
- Old ideas about privacy, and the laws that were based upon them, are fast becoming obsolete.
- The central area of the Library offers facilities for private study; around the perimeter several carrels provide even greater privacy.
- The principals have had their shot at getting this done in privacy for weeks, and it has produced zip.
- This was far enough away from the trail for privacy.
- To protect privacy, phone numbers have only been included for those governing bodies which have an office.
- Trees with hanging foliage enclose this little park, give it privacy and shade.
- What their new home made up for in privacy, however, it lacked in comforts.
Longman Language Activatorwhen you are alone and other people cannot hear or see you
when you are able to be alone, and not be heard or seen by other people: · The problem with open plan offices is that you don't have any privacy.· The condo was beautiful, and they had plenty of privacy, with a hot tub in a little private garden.respect somebody's privacy (=let someone have some privacy): · The press has been asked to respect the privacy of the Royal Family during this very difficult time.invade somebody's privacy (=to upset or annoy someone by not allowing them to have privacy): · Her husband's colleagues kept coming to the house, invading her privacy, and expecting food and drinks.in the privacy of your own room/home etc (=in a place where you can have some privacy): · I waited until I was in the privacy of my own room before I opened the letter.
a private place is one in which you can be alone without anyone hearing you or seeing what you are doing: · I've got something to tell you. Can we go somewhere private?· The garden's very private - it's not overlooked by anyone.
if you do something in private , you do it when other people are not present: · Can I speak to you in private for a minute?
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meanings 1 & 2verbs The media regularly violates people’s privacy.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Names have been changed to protect the privacy of those involved.
· He had locked the door to ensure 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.
(=not invade their privacy)· Show teenagers that you respect their privacy by knocking on their bedroom door.
phrases· Random drug testing of employees is an invasion of privacy.
· Children feel more comfortable when parents respect their right to privacy.
adjectives· Some patients do not want counselling because they feel it interferes with their personal privacy.
· The lawn was surrounded by tall bushes, giving complete privacy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=the right to be free from public attention)· The judge decided that the media’s actions violated the couple’s right to privacy.
The media regularly violates people’s privacy.· Both were attractive because of their greater privacy and cheapness.· Families favour the Arts Centre over bed and breakfast accommodation because it offers a greater privacy.· But I also had the sense that Otto had something to do with Jean-Claude's need for greater privacy.· The central area of the Library offers facilities for private study; around the perimeter several carrels provide even greater privacy.
· The protection of individual privacy, in the sense of anonymity, has an obvious political dimension.· The interviewer had those universal plastic good looks, and a general lack of concern for individual privacy.· If life at home becomes impossible, well-run alternative accommodation where individual privacy and dignity are respected is preferred.· Antony was a man with considerable respect for individual privacy.
· They had a Dickensian air with enormous dormitories and little privacy.· Like other internees, they lived in hastily built barracks with little privacy or basic comforts.· At the moment he seems to want a little privacy.· But by giving up a little privacy, you can get free Internet access, too.
· High service standards are reflected in the more customer-friendly refurbished branches, which allow for prompt personal attention and privacy.· All civilised states recognise this assertion of personal liberty and privacy.
· Children also feel more comfortable and confident in their relationships with their parents when parents respect their right to privacy.· A recent survey of unlisted telephone use in the United States shows that Californians value their right to privacy.
NOUN· But editors say a privacy law would create more problems than it solves.· Privacy advocates called it the most sweeping privacy law in decades and said it would have a major impact on health care.· Mr Mellor, unlike his Prime Minister, was opposed to shackling the Press with privacy laws.· But newspaper editors say there's no way a fair privacy law could be made to work.· He intends to make talks on new privacy laws a central theme.
VERB· Comfortable sofas and armchairs should be grouped to allow a semblance of privacy for each couple or party.· In 1996, he was moved to a state Department of Justice office building, allowing him more privacy.· Was it too much to ask that he be allowed some privacy in his life?· But to cry in a setting which allows no privacy is difficult.
· The residents are able to enjoy the privacy of their own accommodation, together with the communal facilites offered within these projects.· But a combination on gardai and security men ensured that the Keenans and their guests enjoyed the privacy they craved.
· Myeloski had then insisted that they commandeer the seats on either side, thus ensuring them of privacy on the journey.· His bowels were another matter, and for this he would climb into the bin to ensure privacy.· The only locks on the bedroom doors were inside, in the form of bolts to ensure privacy.· Both the patient and the nurse should be seated comfortably and some effort should be made to ensure privacy.· So, if you do want a pendant light, fit it close to the window to ensure privacy.
· In the back garden, the oval lawn was surrounded by beautifully tended flowering shrubs and bushes, giving complete privacy.· Trees with hanging foliage enclose this little park, give it privacy and shade.· It will give her peace, privacy.· But by giving up a little privacy, you can get free Internet access, too.· After lifting from a chair or helping on to pan, give resident maximum privacy.· Lovely walled garden giving complete privacy, barbecue etc.· The box is screened so you can't see into it, giving the bird some privacy.· I had imagined that friendship meant giving up privacy, and closeness meant complete submersion in the other person.
· Some sparrows invaded that privacy, crossing from parapet rail to chair to flower tub.· It can be autocratic and invade our privacy in ways that earlier generations could not have envisioned.· Go into too much detail and you're invading the privacy of your ex.· Safeguards for information sources Seeing their own information does not entitle a client to invade some one else's privacy.· Then, take care that the photography does not invade the privacy of the neighbourhood.
· After all, as a major figure in society he needed to maintain some privacy.
· The women's real names and some details about their lives have been disguised to protect their privacy.· The journal comes with eight secret codes to protect privacy.· In recent years, Bradman lived quietly in an Adelaide suburb, protecting his privacy and rarely venturing out.· Although the commission outlined an eight-point plan for protecting privacy and civil liberties, the security measures drew quick criticism.· To protect privacy, phone numbers have only been included for those governing bodies which have an office.· Several persons are identified by pseudonyms to protect their privacy or that of their families.· They also served to protect our privacy needs.· Many companies are scrambling to develop technology to protect the privacy of electronic messaging and online commerce.
· The crowded fête with all the people thronging around provided no privacy.· Queue up trellises rather than bushes to divide a garden into sections or to provide privacy.· The designers also wanted to provide privacy.· In addition the diversity of cell surface markers provides a means of privacy and defense.· The central area of the Library offers facilities for private study; around the perimeter several carrels provide even greater privacy.
· However, you should always respect a person's privacy and not attempt to prevent relationships from developing.· Children also feel more comfortable and confident in their relationships with their parents when parents respect their right to privacy.· But Jane had always respected the privacy of others.
· Some one had violated the privacy of his lair.· The Supreme Court agreed with the district court that the Texas abortion statutes violated her right of privacy.· They said it also violates privacy rights by outlawing some expression within private e-mail correspondence between individuals.
· You could add a smaller top tier of curtains which could be drawn at night should you want complete privacy.· But if you want some privacy, using one another way lets some people screen their calls.· You want privacy, but you don't want your child to lock himself in.· Halle wanted privacy for her and got public display.· He wanted privacy and not the struggles of circuit and paddock.· The other force wants privacy and civil liberties.· At the moment he seems to want a little privacy.· Hotels are nearby for those wanting more privacy.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Anything else would be an invasion of privacy.
- It is hard to say this about biography, but at some point there is such a thing as invasion of privacy.
- Moreover the whole notion of testing employees is an invasion of privacy.
- Most e-mail-related cases involve allegations of invasion of privacy, Lippetz said.
- Panel members and airline and government officials insist that fears about bias and invasion of privacy are unfounded.
- Several of the victims said they would file lawsuits for invasion of privacy.
- Should they report their suspicions, or does that constitute an invasion of privacy?
- That invasion of privacy will be a problem.
WORD FAMILYnounprivacyprivateprivatizationadjectiveprivateverbprivatizeadverbprivately
1the 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.2the state of being free from public attention: each individual’s right to privacyCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsprotect 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.phrasesan 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.adjectivespersonal 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.- investigate
- investigation
- investigative
- investigator
- investigatory
- investiture
- investment
- investment bank
- investment banker
- investment banking
- investment club
- investor
- inveterate
- invidious
- invigilate
- invigilator
- invigorate
- invigorating
- invincibility
- invincible
- inviolability
- inviolable
- inviolate
- invisibility
- invisible