noun

publicity

puhb-LIH-sih-tee

noun

Promotional activity intended to attract public attention to something.

"The film's release was backed by a huge publicity campaign."

"Winning the award brought the small charity a lot of publicity."

The state of being known about or noticed by the public, for better or worse.

"The scandal generated publicity the senator would rather have avoided."

How to Use Publicity

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAttention from the public — usually attention a company or person is actively trying to create.

Common pairings

publicity campaign seek publicity bad publicity publicity stunt

publicities plural

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The film's release was backed by a huge _____ campaign.

From French publicité, ultimately from Latin publicus, "public."

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