Privacy Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈpɹaɪvəsi/

PRY-vuh-see

UK

/pɹˈɪvəsi/

PRI-vuh-see

التعريف

Privacy is the state of being free from being watched, disturbed, or having personal information shared. It is the right or ability to keep your life, space, and data personal.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common collocations include 'personal privacy', 'online privacy', 'privacy policy', 'invade privacy', and 'respect someone's privacy'. Often used in tech, legal, and everyday contexts. Don't confuse it with 'secrecy': 'privacy' is a normal right to personal space or data, while 'secrecy' suggests intentionally hiding something.

• Spanish: privacidad
• Portuguese (BR): privacidade
• Portuguese (PT): privacidade
• Chinese (Simplified): 隐私
• Chinese (Traditional): 隱私
• Hindi: निजता - गोपनीयता
• Arabic: الخصوصية
• Bengali: গোপনীয়তা
• Russian: конфиденциальность - приватность
• Japanese: プライバシー
• Vietnamese: quyền riêng tư
• Korean: 사생활 - 프라이버시
• Turkish: gizlilik - mahremiyet
• Urdu: رازداری
• Indonesian: privasi - kerahasiaan pribadi

جمل نموذجية

This app has a clear privacy policy.

basic

Everyone needs some privacy at home.

basic

Please respect my privacy.

basic

I turned off location sharing because I wanted more privacy.

natural

Celebrities often struggle to protect their privacy.

natural

It feels like social media has changed what privacy means.

natural