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invasiveness

invasiveness

1 7.8
The amount a person, company, or device intrudes into people's private lives
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈveɪsɪvnəs/
translation icon : intrusividad
  • They are not different in their goals, but in their invasiveness.

Examples

  • Perceived invasiveness was lower in the impairment testing condition relative to the drug testing condition.

    Academic text (2005)
  • And one of the worries about that is that it's not like we will even remain at the current level of invasiveness of our attention.

  • The intensity, invasiveness, and costs of different monitoring systems also have a major role.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Low invasiveness in information gathering and high potential to sell ads that mean something to listeners seem like a wise approach.

    Blog text (12)
  • But I just don't like the idea of anyone knowing where I am at any given moment; the abstract invasiveness far outweighs any specific benefits.

    Blog text (20)
  • Some players then complain about the invasiveness of this program, but the anti-doping agencies are working to protect them from unfair opponents, substances that can damage their health, and protect all sports.

    Blog text (30)
  • However, in both the U.S. and Canada, the implementation of drug testing programs continues to raise concerns about fairness, invasiveness, and whether these programs are, in fact, an effective tool in preventing drug abuse and assessing impairment for work performance.

    Academic text (2005)
  • I, too, believe that the time is fast approaching when the public is going to rebel against the growing invasiveness of screening, i.e., WBI or a humiliating pat-down.

    Blog text (25)
  • Overall, as the mean scores for fairness, invasiveness, effectiveness in detecting impaired performance, and the potential to facilitate a safe workplace indicate, FFD testing was seen as more acceptable than drug testing.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The increasing invasiveness of social media platforms has raised significant concerns about user privacy and data security.

Synonyms

intrusion
vsinvasiveness
85 6.6

Entering a place or someone's private life without permission

measures how often and how deeply such entries affect personal life
invasion of privacy
vsinvasiveness
19 4.7

An act of going into someone's private life without their permission

measures the degree of monitoring that reaches into personal life
encroachment
vsinvasiveness
8 6.9

Entering or using someone else's land without permission, often slowly

focuses on monitoring and data collection affecting people, not physical land
intrusiveness
vsinvasiveness
3 7.2

The act of entering or interfering in someone's private life without being invited

measures how much monitoring or data collection enters people's personal life

Antonyms

756 3.7

Freedom from being seen or watched by other people

34 4.6

Freedom from other people entering your personal life without permission

How Intrusive

invasiveness
1 7.8
violation of privacy right
  • Specialized
7.0
intrusion
85 6.6

Surface Forms

invasiveness singular

Morphology

invasiveness = invasive (transparent) = invade + ive + ness

Formed by nominalizing 'invasive' with '-ness'; the privacy sense is a metaphorical extension but follows the expected pattern of 'intruding' so remains derivable.

Etymology

Invasiveness comes from Latin parts in- 'into' and vadere 'to go', so it means 'going into'. That's why it describes how much a device or action reaches into a person's private life or space.