personal space
Use Personal space in a sentencepersonal space
noun
the variable and subjective distance at which one person feels comfortable talking to another.
Also called personal distance.
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| Main Entry: | personal space1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the sense of invisible boundaries around an individual body and separating one from others, the encroachment of which may cause anxiety, cf. intimate space |
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Personal space
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| Main Entry: | personal space2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | the space reached by the human body's extremities while stationary, also called kinesphere |
| Main Entry: | personal space |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See personal distance |
Example sentences
But living in space for many years changes the way people use their space, their personal space.
The major coping strategies used were studying away from the room and decorating personal space.
Obsession with personal space and privacy is rising.
Situational acts of violence are likely to occur when protestors invade someone's personal space.
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