noun

• 1A state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people.

  ‘she returned to the privacy of her own home’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The house is set off the road and offers plenty of seclusion and privacy for its occupants.’
  • ‘The only drawback is the loss of privacy to the rear by the addition of some new houses.’
  • ‘So, we'll leave the young lovers their peace and their privacy, for the time being at least.’
  • ‘How much convenience and privacy are you willing to give up in return for a given increase in security?’
  • ‘To ensure daytime privacy for back seat passengers, the rear windows are dark tinted.’
  • ‘This house seems ideal for a family looking for privacy or a bit of peace and quiet.’
  • ‘The consideration to guests, comfort and privacy is on show everywhere you look.’
  • ‘Personal privacy is respected and staring is discouraged, although eye contact is not avoided.’
  • ‘Critics have charged that the program will give the defence department the power to invade personal privacy.’
  • ‘Of late he lived a reserved life and enjoyed the privacy of his own home.’
  • ‘A sheet has been hung from the ceiling to ensure complete privacy.’
  • ‘The wall appeared completely black from the outside, allowing for a cheery atmosphere while ensuring complete privacy.’
  • ‘Let this broken old man hobble off to the privacy of his own home.’
  • ‘The master was carried out and attended to in the privacy of his bedroom.’
  • ‘Even in the privacy of the bedroom, we kept safely to our sides.’
  • ‘Test it by jumping up and down in the privacy of your dressing room!’
  • ‘She feared the new houses on the school site would block light to her bungalow and invade her privacy.’
  • ‘It took me years to get over the first burglary, and now my home and privacy have been invaded again.’
  • ‘Would this be in public, or could we just practise in the privacy of our living room?’
  • ‘It can be a traumatic experience to have the privacy of your home invaded.’

  Synonyms

  seclusion, privateness, solitude, isolation, retirement, peace, peace and quiet, peacefulness, quietness, lack of disturbance, lack of interruption, freedom from interference

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  1. 1.1The state of being free from public attention.
     ‘a law to restrict newspapers' freedom to invade people's privacy’
     More example sentences

     • ‘It must have given him a view, though, on matters of privacy for public figures.’
     • ‘The authors wish to codify and clarify where privacy and free speech rights begin and end.’
     • ‘Many argue that they could amount to an invasion of personal privacy and free choice.’
     • ‘Their privacy should not be free from the scrutiny they seek to impose on others.’
     • ‘The supermodel is one of many celebrities going public about their privacy rights.’
     • ‘The star of the Alfie remake has attacked the tabloid press for invading his privacy.’
     • ‘He said youngsters had complained that the cameras had invaded their privacy.’
     • ‘Your privacy can already be invaded without your consent in the way that you suggest.’
     • ‘Of course, he is entitled to hide behind the cloak of privacy and not tell the public.’
     • ‘Public exposure has left her unable to say what privacy sounds like from the inside.’
     • ‘I would also ask you to respect my privacy at this point due to some public profile I have here in Europe.’
     • ‘She is not the first celebrity to exchange her privacy for publicity.’
     • ‘Public figures are often the first to seek privacy protection under new regulations of speech.’
     • ‘He is and has been, no matter how much publicity he has received, dedicated to his privacy.’
     • ‘He had then invaded the privacy of his neighbours by secretly filming women in their homes.’
     • ‘The irony is that until the book, Keane rarely courted publicity and was famed for valuing his privacy.’
     • ‘Weren't journalists the people who invaded the privacy of your home?’
     • ‘Nurses will not have to protect patient privacy without a policy for support.’
     • ‘Several examples exist where both business and government have violated consumer privacy for financial gains.’
     • ‘So I ask with love, that I be left in peace and privacy by people who love my records too.’