privacy

Definition

  • noun: the state of being alone
  • noun: the quality or state of being apart from company or observation
  • synonyms: seclusion, retreat, solitude

Examples

  • I don't care about what you do in the 'privacy' of your own home. [=I don't care what you do when you are at home by yourself or with your family]

  • She felt that the guard's request to search her was an 'invasion of (her) privacy'. [=she felt the search did not respect her privacy]

  • Celebrities have a right to 'privacy'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) refusing to hand over. Those files contain sensitive information. He's fishing at the expense of our employees' right to privacy. Please. He doesn't give a rat's ass about his employees' right to privacy. Sorry. That's actually (..)
    2011 TvShow: Suits Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1
  • (..) Let's go see if we can find one. Research is as much art as science. So, we're going to look at privacy and harassment law. See if we can find a combination of cases to make an argument. I'll take privacy. (..)
    2011 TvShow: Suits Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1