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(prɪvəsi, US praɪ-)
1. uncountable noun [oft poss NOUN]
If you have privacy, you are in a place or situation which allows you to do things without other people seeing you or disturbing you.
He saw the publication of this book as an embarrassing invasion of his privacy.
Thatched pavilions provide shady retreats for relaxing and reading in privacy.
...a collection of over 60 designs to try on in the privacy of your own home.
Synonyms: seclusion, isolation, solitude, retirement More Synonyms of privacy
2. 
See to invade someone's privacy
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privacy in British English

(ˈpraɪvəsɪ, ˈprɪvəsɪ)
noun
1. 
the condition of being private or withdrawn; seclusion
2. 
the condition of being secret; secrecy
3.  philosophy
the condition of being necessarily restricted to a single person

privacy in American English

(ˈpraɪvəsi; British ˈprɪvəsi)
nounWord forms: plural ˈprivacies
1. 
the quality or condition of being private; withdrawal from company or public view; seclusion
2. 
secrecy
told in strict privacy
3. 
one's private life or personal affairs
an invasion of one's privacy
Word origin
ME privace: see private & -cy

Examples of 'privacy' in a sentence
privacy

Employers should inform employees of the company’s policy on data security and privacy.
Computing (2010)
But there's definitely times when your privacy is invaded.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Such stories are reminders to not rely on privacy settings offered by social networks and to not do things online you do not want people to see.
Computing (2010)
A spokeswoman for the school said:'Our policy is to protect the privacy of our pupils and we do not comment on individuals.
The Sun (2017)
Yet still a judge protects his privacy and gives him a lenient sentence.
The Sun (2010)
We pastors must help our people to respect privacy of the famous person.
Christianity Today (2000)
We piled up desks and used old blankets as curtains to provide privacy.
Stewart, Bob (Lt-Col) Broken Lives (1993)
There are no secrets or privacy here.
The Sun (2011)
What are the changes to its privacy settings really about?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The answer lies in the privacy of the home.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We are proud of our track record of protecting user privacy.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Privacy settings may not be enough to split your personal and working lives.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She honoured the promise in the privacy of her home.
The Sun (2015)
Front gardens provide extra privacy and security.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Privacy settings allow you to limit what information is available to whom.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It would not invade my home or my privacy.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The public industry norm information can have a powerful effect on organisations that opt for secrecy or privacy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
View our privacy policy at nidp.
The Sun (2012)
So blinds are available for people 's privacy.
The Sun (2014)
He argues that there is no remedy for people whose privacy has been infringed other than to go to the courts after publication.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The maze is a place of dark nooks, unexpected privacy and uncovered secrets.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The right to privacy gives people a space for intimacy, independence of action and freedom of speech.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
To be ethical, research must be highly sensitive to the implications of invading the privacy of persons being studied.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)

Quotations

One does not wash one's dirty linen in public

In other languages
privacy

British English: privacy /ˈpraɪvəsɪ; ˈprɪvəsɪ/ NOUN
Privacy is the fact of being alone so that you can do things without being seen or disturbed.
You can do these exercises in the privacy of your own home.
  • American English: privacy
  • Arabic: سِرِيَّة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: privacidade
  • Chinese: 私密
  • Croatian: privatnost
  • Czech: soukromí
  • Danish: uforstyrrethed
  • Dutch: privacy
  • European Spanish: intimidad
  • Finnish: yksityisyys
  • French: confidentialité
  • German: Ungestörtheit
  • Greek: ιδιωτικό απόρρητο
  • Italian: privacy
  • Japanese: プライバシー
  • Korean: 사생활
  • Norwegian: privatliv
  • Polish: prywatność
  • European Portuguese: privacidade
  • Romanian: intimitate
  • Russian: уединение
  • Latin American Spanish: intimidad
  • Swedish: avskildhet
  • Thai: ความเป็นส่วนตัว
  • Turkish: özel yaşam
  • Ukrainian: усамітнення
  • Vietnamese: sự riêng tư

All related terms of 'privacy'

Privacy Act
an act that protects a person against the unauthorized use of personal data by any government agency
privacy policy
A policy is a set of ideas or plans that is used as a basis for making decisions , especially in politics , economics , or business.
invasion of privacy
a wrongful intrusion into, or exposure of, one's private affairs such as to cause humiliation or mental suffering to a person of average sensibilities
wired equivalent privacy
a security protocol for wireless LANs, intended to provide a level of privacy comparable to that within a wired network
to invade someone's privacy
If someone or something invades your privacy , they interfere in your life without your permission.

Chinese translation of 'privacy'

privacy

(ˈprɪvəsɪ)

n (u)

  1. 隐(隱)私 (yǐnsī)
    in the privacy of one's own home 在自家私下里(裡) (zài zìjiā sīxià li)
    an invasion of privacy 对(對)隐(隱)私的侵犯 (duì yǐnsī de qīnfàn)
1 (noun) 
Definition
the condition of being private
You can try them on in the privacy of your own home.
Synonyms
seclusion
They love the seclusion of their garden.
isolation
the isolation he endured while he was in captivity
solitude
Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.
retirement
retirement in the countryside
retreat
He spent yesterday in his country retreat.
separateness
sequestration
privateness
2 (noun) 
Definition
secrecy
Synonyms
secrecy
the secrecy of the confessional
confidentiality
concealment
clandestineness

proverb

One does not wash one's dirty linen in public

Additional synonyms

in the sense of isolation
the isolation he endured while he was in captivity
Synonyms
separation,
withdrawal,
loneliness,
segregation,
detachment,
quarantine,
solitude,
exile,
self-sufficiency,
seclusion,
remoteness,
disconnection,
insularity,
retirement,
aloofness
in the sense of retirement
retirement in the countryside
Synonyms
withdrawal,
retreat,
privacy,
loneliness,
obscurity,
solitude,
seclusion
in the sense of retreat
Definition
a place to which one may retire, esp. for religious contemplation
He spent yesterday in his country retreat.
Synonyms
refuge,
haven,
resort,
retirement,
shelter,
haunt,
asylum,
privacy,
den,
sanctuary,
hideaway,
seclusion

Synonyms of 'privacy'

privacy

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of solitude
Definition
the state of being alone
Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.
Synonyms
isolation,
privacy,
seclusion,
retirement,
loneliness,
ivory tower,
reclusiveness
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