"exposé" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛkspoʊˈzeɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-exposé.wav Forms: exposés [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French exposé. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|exposé}} Unadapted borrowing from French exposé Head templates: {{en-noun}} exposé (plural exposés)
  1. The act of exposing somebody or something; a shameful showing up.
    Sense id: en-exposé-en-noun-wq4DP2pf
  2. A publication of investigative journalism that reveals hidden and often scandalous truths. Translations (publication of investigative journalism): 揭露 (jiēlù) (Chinese Mandarin), exposé [neuter] (Dutch), paljastus (Finnish), révélations [feminine, plural] (French), Exposé (German), έκθεση (ékthesi) (Greek), 暴露 (bakuro) (alt: ばくろ) (Japanese), 폭로 (pongno) (alt: 暴露) (Korean), разоблаче́ние (razoblačénije) [neuter] (Russian), exposición (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-exposé-en-noun-hQqFM0lY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 55 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 73 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 37 50 3 8 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 54 2 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 37 60 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 61 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 64 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 61 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 33 53 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 35 62 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 34 56 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 62 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 68 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 37 59 5 Disambiguation of 'publication of investigative journalism': 12 86 2
  3. A formal recital or exposition.
    Sense id: en-exposé-en-noun-BHhqVhDc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sexposé

Inflected forms

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