Pronunciation

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ɪkˈspoʊzd/Category:English 2-syllable words#EXPOSEDCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#EXPOSED

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -əʊzdCategory:Rhymes:English/əʊzd#EXPOSEDCategory:Rhymes:English/əʊzd/2 syllables#EXPOSED

Adjective

exposedCategory:English lemmas#EXPOSEDCategory:English adjectives#EXPOSEDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#EXPOSEDCategory:Pages with entries#EXPOSEDCategory:Pages with 2 entries#EXPOSED

1. (usually followed by to) Open (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and therefore vulnerable, susceptible).

   exposed to light; exposed to water; exposed to abuse; exposed to dangerCategory:English terms with usage examples#EXPOSED

   an exposed path (trail, etc) up the mountain (one with a drop-off on one or both sides)

   The monastery perched on an exposed cliff.

   The soldiers needed to find cover fast. Their current position was very exposed.

   The bike chain is open and exposed to tough environmental conditions such as temperature changes, humidity, rain, dirt and road salt.Category:English terms with usage examples#EXPOSED

   exposed beamCategory:English terms with collocations#EXPOSED

   exposed brickCategory:English terms with collocations#EXPOSED (left uncovered, either due to incomplete construction or deliberately for aesthetic effect)

Verb

exposedCategory:English non-lemma forms#EXPOSEDCategory:English verb forms#EXPOSEDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#EXPOSEDCategory:Pages with entries#EXPOSEDCategory:Pages with 2 entries#EXPOSED

1. simple past and past participle of expose

   The film was not exposed to sufficient light.Category:English terms with usage examples#EXPOSED

   • 2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884:

     Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. […] Nowadays workers are exposed to far lower doses and manganism is rare.

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Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from exposedCategory:Portuguese pseudo-loans from English#EXPOSEDCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#EXPOSED.

Pronunciation

Noun

exposed m (plural exposeds)Category:Portuguese lemmas#EXPOSEDCategory:Portuguese nouns#EXPOSEDCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#EXPOSEDCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#EXPOSEDCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#EXPOSEDCategory:Pages with entries#EXPOSEDCategory:Pages with 2 entries#EXPOSED

1. (BrazilCategory:Brazilian Portuguese#EXPOSED) exposé (a piece of media publicly revealing withheld information)