Meanings
noundisclosure (countable and uncountable, plural disclosures)
plural disclosures
- countableuncountableThe act of revealing something.
Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken; […]
1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 13, in Emma: […], volume III, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC - countableuncountablelawThe making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.
get full disclosure
- countableuncountableThat which is disclosed; a previously hidden fact or series of facts that is made known.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From disclose by analogy with closure. A purely English formation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις
- ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis)the act of revealing something
Bulgarian разкритие
- разкритие (razkritie)the act of revealing something
Chinese Mandarin 披露, 揭露
- 披露 (pīlù)the act of revealing something
- 揭露 (jiēlù)the act of revealing something
- 披露 (pīlù)law: the making known of facts
- 披露物the facts that are made known
- 揭露內容 /揭露内容 (jiēlù nèiróng)the facts that are made known
Danish afsløring
- afsløringthe act of revealing something
Dutch openbaarmaking, onthulling
- openbaarmakingthe act of revealing something
- onthullingthe act of revealing something
- bekendmakingthe act of revealing something
- openbaarmakinglaw: the making known of facts
- terkennisgevinglaw: the making known of facts
- publicatielaw: the making known of facts
- bekendmakinglaw: the making known of facts
- vrijgavelaw: the making known of facts
Finnish paljastaminen, paljastus
- paljastaminenthe act of revealing something
- paljastusthe act of revealing something
- ilmoittaminenlaw: the making known of facts
- julkistaminenlaw: the making known of facts
- (tietojen) antaminenlaw: the making known of facts
- paljastusthe facts that are made known
French révélation, divulgation
- révélationthe act of revealing something
- divulgationthe act of revealing something
- propagationthe act of revealing something
- publicationthe act of revealing something
German Offenlegung, Enthüllung
- Offenlegungthe act of revealing something
- Enthüllungthe act of revealing something
- Bekanntmachungthe act of revealing something
- Offenlegunglaw: the making known of facts
- Veröffentlichunglaw: the making known of facts
- Bekanntgabelaw: the making known of facts
Hungarian közzététel, nyilvánosságra hozatal
- közzétételthe act of revealing something
- nyilvánosságra hozatalthe act of revealing something
- elárulásthe act of revealing something
- felfedésthe act of revealing something
- feltárásthe act of revealing something
- leleplezésthe act of revealing something
- közzététellaw: the making known of facts
Indonesian pembeberan
- pembeberanthe act of revealing something
Italian rivelazione, divulgazione
- rivelazionethe act of revealing something
- divulgazionethe act of revealing something
- dichiarazionelaw: the making known of facts
- statuizionelaw: the making known of facts
- affermazione fasserzionelaw: the making known of facts
Māori tūhuratanga, puakanga
- tūhuratangathe act of revealing something
- puakangathe act of revealing something
Norwegian kunngjøring, kunngjørelse
- kunngjøringthe act of revealing something
- kunngjørelsethe act of revealing something
Polish wyjawienie, ujawnienie
- wyjawieniethe act of revealing something
- ujawnieniethe act of revealing something
Portuguese revelação, divulgação
- revelaçãothe act of revealing something
- divulgaçãothe act of revealing something
- exposiçãolaw: the making known of facts
Romanian revelație, dezvăluire
- revelațiethe act of revealing something
- dezvăluirethe act of revealing something
- expunerethe act of revealing something
- revelațielaw: the making known of facts
- expunerelaw: the making known of facts
Russian раскры́тие, разглаше́ние
- раскры́тие (raskrýtije)the act of revealing something
- разглаше́ние (divulgence)the act of revealing something
- разоблаче́ние (razoblačénije)the act of revealing something
Scottish Gaelic foillseachadh
- foillseachadhthe act of revealing something
Spanish descerramiento, deschave
- descerramientothe act of revealing something
- deschavethe act of revealing something
Swedish avslöjande
- avslöjandethe act of revealing something
Cite this entry
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disclosure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disclosure
MLA
“disclosure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disclosure. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disclosure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disclosure.
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