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exposed

[ ik-spohzd ]

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.


exposed

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • exposedness, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Dz··Ա [ik-, spoh, -zid-nis], noun
  • 󲹱-·Dz adjective
  • ܲȴ-·Dz adjective
  • -·Dz adjective
  • i··Dz adjective
  • ܲe·Dz adjective
  • ɱ-·Dz adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exposed1

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

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In "Fruitvale Station," Mr. Coogler exposed viewers to a portrait of Black male humanity counter to the picture displayed by the power structure culpable in the death of the Black male body.

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But the issues which have been exposed in the fierce recriminations between the two men have once again focused attention on the increasing bitterness between opposed sections of Israeli society.

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He also exposed himself to a woman while he was seated in a Mini Cooper with the windows down on Patricia Drive in Hornchurch on 9 February, Barkingside Magistrates' Court heard.

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The court heard he had been speeding at 64mph before the crash, and that social media videos discovered afterwards had exposed Spencer as having a history of "showing off" and "driving too quickly".

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And no one can know if the stress of having to dance with Anthony Edwards on the perimeter dribble after dribble, fake after fake, caused cracks in the Lakers’ defense to be exposed too much.

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