disclosure

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪsˈkloʊʒɚ/ UK /dɪsˈkləʊʒə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #16549

Meanings

1

noun
The act of making known a fact that was hidden or secret.

The disclosure of the affair ended his political career.
2

noun
A fact or piece of information that is made known.

His latest disclosure shocked everyone in the room.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of making known a... revealing

More revelation

Opposites

closure

Word family

Forms disclosures

Derived forms nondisclosureoverdisclosurepredisclosureredisclosureself-disclosureserodisclosure

Related forms disclose

Etymology

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

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# disclosure

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈkloʊʒɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈkləʊʒə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 16549

## Meanings
1. The act of making known a fact that was hidden or secret.
2. A fact or piece of information that is made known.

## Examples
- The disclosure of the affair ended his political career.
- His latest disclosure shocked everyone in the room.

## Synonyms
- revelation

## Antonyms
- closure

## Derived Forms
- nondisclosure
- overdisclosure
- predisclosure
- redisclosure
- self-disclosure
- serodisclosure

## Related Forms
- disclose

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

## AI Etymology
Disclosure comes from disclose by analogy with closure. A purely English formation. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as nondisclosure, overdisclosure, predisclosure, and redisclosure and related forms such as disclose. In present use it covers the act of making known a fact that was hidden or secret and a fact or piece of information that is made known.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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