Secrecy

Practice of concealing information.

privacy hush

Secrecy refers to the practice of keeping information hidden from others, often intentionally withholding details or knowledge that could affect decisions, actions, or perceptions. It is commonly associated with confidentiality, privacy, espionage, diplomacy, and personal boundaries.

From Old French secret + -cy, from Latin secretum 'hidden', past participle of secernere 'to separate'.

confidentiality privacy discretion

openness transparency publicity

privacy concealment

espionage discretion confidentiality

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