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disclosure

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkləʊʒə(ɹ)/
  • Canada, General-American: /dɪsˈkloʊʒɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /dɪsˈkləʉ.ʒə(ɹ)/
  • New-Zealand: /dəsˈklɐʉ.ʒə(ɹ)/
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S K L OW1 ZH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of revealing something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

Examples

  • get full disclosure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

That which is disclosed; a previously hidden fact or series of facts that is made known.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the speech act of making something evident

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: revelation, revealing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: speech act

Narrower terms: tattle, singing, telling, display, divulgence, divulgement, discovery, giveaway, informing, ratting, leak, news leak, exposure

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: разкритие (razkritie) — the act of revealing something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 披露 (pīlù) — the act of revealing something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 揭露 (jiēlù) — the act of revealing something
  • Danish: afsløring — the act of revealing something
  • Dutch: openbaarmaking — the act of revealing something
  • Dutch: onthulling — the act of revealing something
  • Dutch: bekendmaking — the act of revealing something
  • Finnish: paljastaminen — the act of revealing something
  • Finnish: paljastus — the act of revealing something
  • French: révélation — the act of revealing something
  • French: divulgation — the act of revealing something
  • French: propagation — the act of revealing something
  • French: publication — the act of revealing something
  • Georgian: გამჟღავნება (gamžɣavneba) — the act of revealing something
  • Georgian: გამოაშკარავება (gamoašḳaraveba) — the act of revealing something
  • Georgian: გასაჯაროება (gasaǯaroeba) — the act of revealing something
  • Georgian: გამომჟღავნება (gamomžɣavneba) — the act of revealing something
  • German: Offenlegung — the act of revealing something
  • German: Enthüllung — the act of revealing something
  • German: Bekanntmachung — the act of revealing something
  • Ancient Greek: ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis) — the act of revealing something
  • Hungarian: közzététel — the act of revealing something
  • Hungarian: nyilvánosságra hozatal — the act of revealing something
  • Hungarian: elárulás — the act of revealing something
  • Hungarian: felfedés — the act of revealing something
  • Hungarian: feltárás — the act of revealing something
  • Hungarian: leleplezés — the act of revealing something
  • Indonesian: pembeberan — the act of revealing something
  • Italian: rivelazione — the act of revealing something
  • Italian: divulgazione — the act of revealing something
  • Māori: tūhuratanga — the act of revealing something
  • Māori: puakanga — the act of revealing something
  • Norwegian: kunngjøring — the act of revealing something
  • Norwegian: kunngjørelse — the act of revealing something
  • Polish: wyjawienie — the act of revealing something
  • Polish: ujawnienie — the act of revealing something
  • Portuguese: revelação — the act of revealing something
  • Portuguese: divulgação — the act of revealing something
  • Romanian: revelație — the act of revealing something
  • Romanian: dezvăluire — the act of revealing something
  • Romanian: expunere — the act of revealing something
  • Russian: раскры́тие (raskrýtije) — the act of revealing something
  • Russian: разглаше́ние (divulgence) — the act of revealing something
  • Russian: разоблаче́ние (razoblačénije) — the act of revealing something
  • Scottish Gaelic: foillseachadh — the act of revealing something
  • Serbo-Croatian: otkrovenje — the act of revealing something
  • Serbo-Croatian: razotkrivanje — the act of revealing something
  • Sicilian: rivilazziuni — the act of revealing something
  • Sicilian: divurgazziuni — the act of revealing something
  • Sicilian: sbilata — the act of revealing something
  • Spanish: descerramiento — the act of revealing something
  • Spanish: deschave — the act of revealing something
  • Swedish: avslöjande — the act of revealing something
  • Ottoman Turkish: افشا (ifşâ) — the act of revealing something
  • Ottoman Turkish: كشف (keşf, keşif) — the act of revealing something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 披露 (pīlù) — law: the making known of facts
  • Dutch: openbaarmaking — law: the making known of facts
  • Dutch: terkennisgeving — law: the making known of facts
  • Dutch: publicatie — law: the making known of facts
  • Dutch: bekendmaking — law: the making known of facts
  • Dutch: vrijgave — law: the making known of facts
  • Finnish: ilmoittaminen — law: the making known of facts
  • Finnish: julkistaminen — law: the making known of facts
  • Finnish: (tietojen) antaminen — law: the making known of facts
  • German: Offenlegung — law: the making known of facts
  • German: Veröffentlichung — law: the making known of facts
  • German: Bekanntgabe — law: the making known of facts
  • Hungarian: közzététel — law: the making known of facts
  • Italian: dichiarazione — law: the making known of facts
  • Italian: statuizione — law: the making known of facts
  • Italian: affermazione fasserzione — law: the making known of facts
  • Portuguese: exposição — law: the making known of facts
  • Romanian: revelație — law: the making known of facts
  • Romanian: expunere — law: the making known of facts
  • Sicilian: dichiarazziuni — law: the making known of facts
  • Sicilian: statuizziuni — law: the making known of facts
  • Sicilian: affirmazziuni fassirziuni — law: the making known of facts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 披露物 — the facts that are made known
  • Chinese Mandarin: 揭露內容 /揭露内容 (jiēlù nèiróng) — the facts that are made known
  • Finnish: paljastus — the facts that are made known
Real reading context

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