Collocations for privacy - noun
ADJECTIVE
absolute,
complete,
total
relative
I was able to say goodbye to him in relative privacy.
relative
I was able to say goodbye to him in relative privacy.
individual,
personal
consumer, patient
We need to have access to health records while protecting patient privacy.
consumer, patient
We need to have access to health records while protecting patient privacy.
VERB + privacy
ensure,
guarantee,
preserve,
protect,
respect,
safeguard
guard, value
He has always jealously guarded his privacy.
guard, value
He has always jealously guarded his privacy.
disturb,
intrude on,
invade,
violate
I hope I'm not intruding on your privacy.
We need to deliver security without intruding on people's privacy.
I hope I'm not intruding on your privacy.
We need to deliver security without intruding on people's privacy.
PREPOSITION
in privacy
I want to be left in privacy.
I want to be left in privacy.
in the privacy of
She longed to be in the privacy of her own room.
She longed to be in the privacy of her own room.
privacy from
privacy from prying eyes
privacy from prying eyes
PHRASES
an intrusion of privacy (esp. BrE),
an invasion of privacy
These phone calls are a gross invasion of privacy.
These phone calls are a gross invasion of privacy.
an intrusion on (sb's) privacy