eavesdropping en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈivsˌdɹɒ.piŋ/ (US)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English eavesdrop Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English eavesdropping From eavesdrop + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) verbal noun of eavesdrop: ▸ Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.
The detective kept them in view. He made his way casually along the inside of the shelter until he reached an open scuttle close to where the two men were standing talking. Eavesdropping was not a thing Larard would have practised from choice, but there were times when, in the public interest, he had to do it, and this was one of them.
1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 7, in Well Tackled!, →OL:
- (countable, uncountable) verbal noun of eavesdrop: ▸ The interception of electronic communication.
- (countable, uncountable) verbal noun of eavesdrop: ▸ The act of one organism listening for another's calls, so as to exploit them.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eavesdroppings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
eavesdroppingly · anti-eavesdropping
Synonyms
Translations (47)
el κρυφάκουσμα (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · pl podsłuchanie (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · ja 盗聴 (interception of electronic communication) · fa استراق سمع (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · uk підслухо́вування (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · it ascolto di nascosto (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · ar تَنَصُّت (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · pl podsłuchiwanie (interception of electronic communication) · fa استراق سمع (interception of electronic communication) · ko 엿듣다 (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · pl podsłuchiwanie (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · it intercettazione telefonica (interception of electronic communication) · sh prisluškivanje (interception of electronic communication) · ru подслу́шивание (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · el λαθρακρόαση (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · it origliamento (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · ru прослу́шка (interception of electronic communication) · ro interceptare (interception of electronic communication) · ro trage cu urechea (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · sh prisluškivanje (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · it intercettazione comuncazioni (interception of electronic communication) · hu hallgatózás (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · it l'origliare (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · fr écoute clandestine (interception of electronic communication) · sv tjuvlyssning (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · de Abhören (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · sv avlyssning (interception of electronic communication) · cmn 竊聽 /窃听 (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · cmn 竊聽 /窃听 (interception of electronic communication) · uk прослухо́вування (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · ar اِسْتِرَاق سَمْع (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · de Abhören (interception of electronic communication) · ko 도청 (interception of electronic communication) · uk підслу́хування (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · pl podsłuch (interception of electronic communication) · unm kimsìtamëweokàn (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · el ωτακουστία (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · gd farchluais (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · ar تَنَصُّت (interception of electronic communication) · ja 盗聴 (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · fi salakuuntelu (interception of electronic communication) · de Lauschen (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · fi salakuuntelu (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · sh прислушкивање (listening secretly to the private conversations of others) · ru перехва́т (interception of electronic communication) · sh прислушкивање (interception of electronic communication) · ru подслу́шивание (interception of electronic communication)