exposé
noun/ekˈspəʊzeɪ/
/ˌekspəʊˈzeɪ/
- an account of the facts of a situation, especially when these shock people or have deliberately been kept secret
- a damning exposé of police corruption
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French exposer, from Latin exponere ‘put out’ (from ex- ‘out’ + ponere ‘put’), but influenced by Latin expositus ‘put or set out’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.Want to learn more?
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