American English
/pʰəbˈlɪ.sɪ.ɾi/
4 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Public attention that a person, event, or organization receives, especially in the news or online.
“Publicity” is pronounced /pʰəbˈlɪ.sɪ.ɾi/. In American English, the t in the last syllable is often a quick tap, shown here by ɾ.
Public attention that a person, event, or organization receives, especially in the news or online.
The scandal brought the company a lot of bad publicity.
The actor avoids publicity whenever possible.
bad publicity · positive publicity · receive publicity
get or receive publicity for something
publicity about something
Activities or information used to make people notice and become interested in a product, event, or organization.
The theater hired an agency to handle publicity for the new play.
We need more publicity before the concert.
publicity campaign · free publicity · publicity material
get publicity for something
do publicity for something
receive public attention, especially in the media
The charity got a lot of publicity after the event.
negative public attention that can harm a person or organization
The false report caused bad publicity for the company.
public attention or promotion that costs nothing
The news story gave the restaurant free publicity.