personal

/pˈɜːsənə‍l/

/ˈpɝsɪnəɫ/

personal

only relating or belonging to one person

antonyms : impersonal

particular to a given individual

of or relating to an individual's characteristics

intimately concerning a person's body or physical being

indicating grammatical person

closely related to an individual's private life, identity, feelings, or experiences, rather than their public or professional life

Personal

a short newspaper article about a particular person or group

Examples

1. The HR department only shared the employee's personal information on a need-to-know basis.

2. Ron's personal life is as miserable as sin.

3. All personal belongings are left at the owner’s risk.

4. They took his criticism as a personal attack.