Your invasion of my privacy is not welcome!
•The athlete complained about the invasion of his privacy by the press.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
invasion of privacy — invasion of privacy: the tort of unjustifiably intruding upon another s right to privacy by appropriating his or her name or likeness, by unreasonably interfering with his or her seclusion, by publicizing information about his or her private… … Law dictionary
privacy — UK US /ˈprɪvəsi/ US /ˈpraɪvəsi/ noun [U] ► the right that someone has to keep their personal life or personal information secret or known only to a small group of people: »Among the three industries studied, concerns about privacy and security… … Financial and business terms
Privacy — For other uses, see Privacy (disambiguation). Privacy (from Latin: privatus separated from the rest, deprived of something, esp. office, participation in the government , from privo to deprive ) is the ability of an individual or group to seclude … Wikipedia
privacy — [[t]prɪ̱vəsi, AM pra͟ɪ [/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: oft poss N If you have privacy, you are in a place or situation which allows you to do things without other people seeing you or disturbing you. He greatly resented the publication of this book, which he … English dictionary
invasion of privacy — noun the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern • Hypernyms: ↑tort, ↑civil wrong * * * an encroachment upon the right to be let alone or to be free from publicity. [1885 90] * … Useful english dictionary
invasion — [[t]ɪnve͟ɪʒ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ invasions 1) N VAR: usu with supp, oft adj N, N of n If there is an invasion of a country, a foreign army enters it by force. ...seven years after the Roman invasion of Britain... He was commander in chief during the… … English dictionary
invasion — in|va|sion [ ın veıʒn ] noun count or uncount ** 1. ) an occasion when one country s army goes into another country to take control of it by force: the Roman invasion of Britain under Julius Caesar an invasion force 2. ) a situation in which a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
invasion — in|va|sion [ınˈveıʒən] n 1.) [U and C] when the army of one country enters another country by force, in order to take control of it invasion of ▪ the invasion of Normandy 2.) the arrival in a place of a lot of people or things, often where they… … Dictionary of contemporary English
invasion — noun 1 (C, U) an occasion when one country s army enters another country by force, in order to take control of it: the invasion of Normandy 2 (C) the arrival in a place of a lot of people or things, often where they are not wanted: the annual… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
invasion — [ɪnˈveɪʒ(ə)n] noun [C/U] 1) an occasion when one country s army goes into another country in order to take control of it 2) a situation in which a very large number of people come to a place • invasion of privacy an occasion when someone finds… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
invasion of privacy — an occasion when someone finds out or uses information about your private life, especially illegally … English dictionary
