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- Dictionaryexposed/ɪkˈspəʊzd/
adjective
- 1. not covered or hidden; visible: "the venue featured beautiful hardwood floors and exposed brick walls"
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EXPOSED definition: 1. having no protection from bad weather: 2. able to be easily harmed, influenced, or attacked…. Learn more.
to put someone at risk from something harmful or unpleasant: It is feared that people living near the power station may have been exposed to radiation. expose someone to something His comments in the interview could expose him to charges of perjury. There had been an outbreak of the virus and healthcare workers had been exposed. More examples.
1. a. : to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition. expose troops needlessly. has not yet been exposed to measles. b. : to submit or make accessible to a particular action or influence. expose children to good books.
1. : open to view. 2. : not shielded or protected. also : not insulated. an exposed electric wire. Synonyms. endangered. liable. open. sensitive. subject (to) susceptible. vulnerable. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for exposed.
Exposed definition: left or being without shelter or protection. See examples of EXPOSED used in a sentence.
to reveal or unmask (a crime, fraud, impostor, etc.): to expose a swindler. to hold up to public reprehension or ridicule (fault, folly, a foolish act or person, etc.). to desert in an unsheltered or open place; abandon, as a child. to subject, as to the action of something: to expose a photographic plate to light.
To subject or allow to be subjected to an action, influence, or condition: exposed themselves to disease; exposed their children to classical music. b. To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light. c. To deprive of shelter or protection; lay open to danger or harm: troops that were exposed to gunfire. 2.
to put someone at risk from something harmful or unpleasant: It is feared that people living near the power station may have been exposed to radiation. expose someone to something His comments in the interview could expose him to charges of perjury. There had been an outbreak of the virus and healthcare workers had been exposed. More examples.
1. left or being without shelter or protection. The house stood on a windy, exposed cliff. 2. laid open to view; unconcealed.
(of a person) not protected from attack or criticism. She was left feeling exposed and vulnerable. Extra Examples. (finance) likely to experience financial losses. The country became highly exposed to the vagaries of international markets. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
