Exposal

/ɪkˈspoʊ.zəl/ noun

Definition

The act of revealing, uncovering, or making something known publicly, especially something hidden or shameful.

Etymology

From 'expose' + '-al' (the action of). While 'exposure' is the more common modern form, 'exposal' persists in older texts and formal writing, emphasizing the deliberate act of revealing.

Kelly Says

The exposal of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 changed American history—journalist Daniel Ellsberg's decision to reveal classified documents about the Vietnam War shifted public opinion and showed the power of truth.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አውጥ
aw-t
ARالعربية
عرض
i-ra-d
BNবাংলা
প্রদর্শনী
pro-darsh-ni
CACatalà
exposició
eks-po-si-syon
CSČeština
výstava
vy-stava
DADansk
udstilling
ud-still-ing
DEDeutsch
Exposition
eks-po-zi-syon
ELΕλληνικά
εξοπλισμός
eks-o-plis-mos
ESEspañol
exposición
eks-po-si-syon
FAفارسی
نمایشگاه
na-ma-ye-sha-gah
FISuomi
näyttely
näy-tte-ly
FRFrançais
exposition
eks-po-zi-syon
GUGU
દર્શન
dar-shan
HAHA
nuna
nu-na
HEעברית
תערוכה
te-ru-cha
HIहिन्दी
प्रदर्शनी
pra-darshani
HUMagyar
kiállítás
ki-al-li-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
pameran
pa-me-ran
IGIG
n'eme
ne-me
ITItaliano
esposizione
es-po-si-syon
JA日本語
展示
ten-ji
KKKK
шығыс
shy-gis
KMKM
ប្រកប
brak-kab
KO한국어
전시
jeon-si
MRMR
प्रदर्शनी
pra-darshani
MSBahasa Melayu
pameran
pa-me-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ပြက္ခမ်း
pyi-khang
NLNederlands
expositie
eks-po-si-tie
NONorsk
utstilling
ut-still-ing
PAPA
ਦਿਖਾ
di-kha
PLPolski
wystawa
v-ys-ta-va
PTPortuguês
exposição
eks-po-si-syon
RORomână
expoziție
eks-po-zi-tie
RUРусский
экспозиция
eks-po-zi-tsi-ya
SVSvenska
utställning
ut-ställ-ning
SWKiswahili
uchaguzi
u-cha-gu-zi
TAதமிழ்
விளக்கம்
vi-lak-kam
TEతెలుగు
దర్శనం
dar-shan-am
THไทย
นิทรรศการ
ni-th-ar-sa-kan
TLTL
paglalarawan
pa-g-la-la-ra-wan
TRTürkçe
sergi
ser-gi
UKУкраїнська
експозиція
eks-po-zi-tsi-ya
URاردو
نمائش
na-ma-ish
VITiếng Việt
triển lãm
trie-n-lam
YOYO
ṣíṣẹ́
shi-she
ZH中文
展览
zhǎn-lǎn
ZUZU
ukusungisa
u-ku-sun-gi-sa

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