disclosure

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkloʊʒɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the speech act of making something evident

Etymology

From disclose by analogy with closure. A purely English formation.

In classic literature

Synonyms

revelation, revealing

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
speech act
Narrower (hyponyms)
display, leak, discovery, tattle, exposure

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