exposure
noun
[ ɪkˈspəʊʒə ]
• the state of having no protection from something harmful.
• "the dangers posed by exposure to asbestos"
Opposite:
protection from,
• the revelation of something secret, especially something embarrassing or damaging.
• "she took her life for fear of exposure as a spy"
Similar:
uncovering,
revelation,
showing,
display,
exhibition,
disclosure,
manifestation,
unveiling,
unmasking,
discovery,
unearthing,
rooting out,
divulgence,
denunciation,
condemnation,
detection,
betrayal,
exposé,
publication,
publishing,
• the action of exposing a photographic film to light.
• "a camera which would give a picture immediately after exposure"
• the direction in which a building faces; an outlook.
• "the exposure is perfect—a gentle slope to the south-west"
Origin:
early 17th century: from expose, on the pattern of words such as enclosure .
