exposed

American  

[ik-spohzd] / ɪkˈspoʊzd /

adjective

1. left or being without shelter or protection.

   The house stood on a windy, exposed cliff.

2. laid open to view; unconcealed.

   an exposed king of spades.

3. susceptible to attack; vulnerable.

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exposed British  

/ ɪkˈspəʊzd, ɪkˈspəʊzɪdnɪs /

adjective

1. not concealed; displayed for viewing

2. without shelter from the elements

3. susceptible to attack or criticism; vulnerable

4. mountaineering (of a climb, pitch, or move) performed on a high, sheer, and unsheltered rock face

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Other Word Forms

• exposedness noun
• half-exposed adjective
• quasi-exposed adjective
• self-exposed adjective
• semiexposed adjective
• unexposed adjective
• well-exposed adjective

Etymology

Origin of exposed

First recorded in 1620–30; expose + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Tehran feels the pain, too: the attack on South Pars exposed Iran’s heavy reliance on the gas field for electricity, industry and agriculture.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mice exposed to prebirth stress, for instance, are liable to evince stress-related consequences as adults, and to some extent their offspring might inherit these consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their preparation was inadequate and their relaxed approach was brutally exposed by the relentless Australians.

From BBC

But the strike on South Pars exposed Tehran’s biggest vulnerability: its dependency on natural gas to keep powering its homes, factories and even its water pumps.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is not the first time an activity on the app has exposed sensitive details.

From BBC

Related Words

• bare
• defined
• disclosed
• discovered
• naked
• resolved
• solved
• uncovered
• unprotected