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privacy
verbs
protect 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.
phrases
an 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.
adjectives
personal 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.
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noun ADJ. complete, total | individual, personal VERB + PRIVACY preserve, protect, respect | disturb, intrude on, invade, violate I hope I'm not intruding on your privacy. PREP. in ~ I want to be left in privacy. | in the ~ of She longed to be in the privacy of her own room. | ~ from privacy from prying eyes PHRASES an intrusion/invasion of privacy These phone calls are a gross invasion of privacy. | an intrusion on (sb's) privacy
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