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invade someone's privacy

idiom

: to cause someone to lose his or her privacy : to interfere with someone's right to be alone or to be away from public attention
Photographers invaded her privacy.

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“Invade someone's privacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invade%20someone%27s%20privacy. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.

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