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- [kon-fi-den-shuh l]
- /ˌkɒn fɪˈdɛn ʃəl/
- /ˌkɒn.fɪ.den.ʃiˈæl.ɪ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kon-fi-den-shuh l]
- /ˌkɒn fɪˈdɛn ʃəl/
Definitions of confidentiality word
- adjective confidentiality spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark. 1
- adjective confidentiality indicating confidence or intimacy; imparting private matters: a confidential tone of voice. 1
- adjective confidentiality having another's trust or confidence; entrusted with secrets or private affairs: a confidential secretary. 1
- adjective confidentiality bearing the classification confidential, usually being above restricted and below secret. limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified. Compare classification (def 5). 1
- noun confidentiality (uncountable) The property of being confidential. 1
- noun confidentiality right to privacy 1
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Origin of confidentiality
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; < Latin confīdenti(a) confidence + -al1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Confidentiality
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
confidentiality popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
confidentiality usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for confidentiality
noun confidentiality
- confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
- familiarity — thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- friendship — the state of being a friend; association as friends: to value a person's friendship.
- affection — If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.
adj confidentiality
- hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- narcotic — any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- opiate — a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
- somniferous — bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences.
adjective confidentiality
- sedative — tending to calm or soothe.
Antonyms for confidentiality
noun confidentiality
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- incompatibility — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
Top questions with confidentiality
- when does a therapist have to break confidentiality?
- what does confidentiality mean?
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- situations when confidentiality protocols must be breached?
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- why is confidentiality so important in a medical office?
- why is confidentiality important in the medical office?
- when is it ok to break confidentiality?
- examples of how to maintain confidentiality?
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