Meaning

3 senses
  1. Verbal noun of eavesdrop:

    (countable, uncountable)Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.

    Lauschen, Abhören

    подслу́шиваниеpodslúšivanije

    підслухо́вуванняpidsluxóvuvannja, підслу́хуванняpidslúxuvannja, прослухо́вуванняprosluxóvuvannja

  2. (countable, uncountable)The interception of electronic communication.

    Abhören

    подслу́шиваниеpodslúšivanije, перехва́тperexvát, прослу́шкаproslúška

  3. (countable, uncountable)The act of one organism listening for another's calls, so as to exploit them.

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
listening secretly to the private conversations of others:
Русский
By meaning 2
listening secretly to the private conversations of others:
interception of electronic communication:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
listening secretly to the private conversations of others:

Forms

plural: eavesdroppings
Singulareavesdropping
Pluraleavesdroppings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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