PRIVACY


Meaning of PRIVACY in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ absolute , complete , total

▪ relative

I was able to say goodbye to him in relative ~.

▪ individual , personal

▪ consumer , patient

We need to have access to health records while protecting patient ~.

VERB + PRIVACY

▪ ensure , guarantee , preserve , protect , respect , safeguard

▪ guard , value

He has always jealously guarded his ~.

▪ disturb , intrude on , invade , violate

I hope I'm not intruding on your ~.

We need to deliver security without intruding on people's ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ in ~

I want to be left in ~.

▪ in the ~ of

She longed to be in the ~ of her own room.

▪ ~ from

~ from prying eyes

PHRASES

▪ an intrusion of ~ ( esp. BrE ), an invasion of ~

These phone calls are a gross invasion of ~.

▪ an intrusion on (sb's) ~

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