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privacy

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈpraɪvəsi/ · UK /ˈprɪvəsi/

privacy means: Being free from other people watching you or interrupting your personal life.

noun

PERSONAL SPACEB1

Being free from other people watching you or interrupting your personal life.

  • Please give me some privacy.
  • She closed the curtains for privacy.
  • Living with five other people leaves little privacy.

Similar words: seclusion

Common phrases: need privacy, respect someone’s privacy, a little privacy, in privacy

INFORMATION PROTECTIONB2

Freedom from unwanted sharing of personal information or close watching of your life.

  • This app protects your privacy.
  • The website changed its privacy policy.
  • Sharing those records would be a serious breach of privacy.

Similar words: confidentiality

Common phrases: data privacy, privacy rights, privacy policy

Questions about privacy

What does privacy mean?

Being free from other people watching you or interrupting your personal life.

What is privacy in other languages?

Türkçe: mahremiyet · Español: privacidad · Français: intimité · Deutsch: Privatsphäre · Italiano: privacy · 日本語: プライバシー

How do you pronounce privacy?

In American English /ˈpraɪvəsi/; in British English /ˈprɪvəsi/.

How do you use privacy in a sentence?

Please give me some privacy. She closed the curtains for privacy.

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