Dictionary.com
definitions

exposé

[ek-spoh-zey]
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR exposé ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable: Certain cheap magazines make a fortune out of sensational exposés.

RELATED CONTENT

ATW: What does 🥧 - Pie Emoji mean?Read more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.
READ MORE
What is it called when a person is “speaking in tongues?”A person who has what is known as “the gift of tongues” is usually in the midst of religious ecstasy, trance, or delirium. The speaker — and often witnesses too — believe that they are being possessed by a supernatural spirit or channeling the language of a deity or divine being, although the words are incomprehensible otherwise. Experts call this phenomenon glossolalia, a Greek compound of the words …
READ MORE

RELATED WORDS

betrayal, confession, construction, exegesis, explanation, exposition, exposure, interpretation, revelation, truth, explication, divulgence, exposal

Nearby words

  1. exposure,
  2. exposure dose,
  3. exposure index,
  4. exposure keratitis,
  5. exposure meter,
  6. expound,
  7. express,
  8. express delivery,
  9. express lane,
  10. express mail

Origin of exposé

1795–1805; < French, noun use of past participle of exposer to expose
Can be confusedexpose exposé
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
British Dictionary definitions for exposé

exposé

noun

the act or an instance of bringing a scandal, crime, etc, to public notice
an article, book, or statement that discloses a scandal, crime, etc

expose

verb (tr)

to display for viewing; exhibit
to bring to public notice; disclose; revealto expose the facts
to divulge the identity of; unmask
(foll by to) to make subject or susceptible (to attack, criticism, etc)
to abandon (a child, animal, etc) in the open to die
(foll by to) to introduce (to) or acquaint (with)he was exposed to the classics at an early age
photog to subject (a photographic film or plate) to light, X-rays, or some other type of actinic radiation
RC Church to exhibit (the consecrated Eucharistic Host or a relic) for public veneration
expose oneself to display one's sexual organs in public
Derived Formsexposable, adjectiveexposal, nounexposer, noun

Word Origin for expose

C15: from Old French exposer, from Latin expōnere to set out; see exponent
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for exposé
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper