exposure

exposure
I
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The act of subjecting to outside influences]
Syn. disclosure, betrayal, uncovering, baring, unfolding, display, exhibition, laying open, unmasking, presentation, publication, airing, publicizing, publicity, showing, appearance, expression, revelation, confession, unveiling, acknowledgment, exposé, leak, giveaway, bombshell*, show-up*, outing*.
Ant. protection*, concealment, secrecy.
2. [The condition or result of exposure, as to the elements]
Syn. vulnerability, susceptibility, endangerment, weathering, frostbite, hypothermia, heat prostration, sunstroke, heatstroke; see also danger , illness 1 .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
uncovering, airing, disclosure, revelation, unmasking, expose, unveiling, showing, exhibition, baring, divulging.
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The condition of being laid open to something undesirable or injurious: liability, openness, susceptibility, susceptibleness, vulnerability, vulnerableness. See PROTECTION. 2. Something disclosed, especially something not previously known or realized: apocalypse, disclosure, expose, revelation. Informal: eye opener. See SHOW.

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