disclosing

American  

[dih-skloh-zing] / dɪˈskloʊ zɪŋ /

adjective

1. revealing or showing something, especially something normally or previously hidden; making something known (often used in combination).

   Unless there are protective measures in place, whistleblowing can result in adverse employment action against the disclosing employee.

   Instead of accusing the other person, label your feelings in a self-disclosing way, such as “I'm angry.”

2. Law. designating the party that makes confidential information known to another party, as under a nondisclosure agreement or other legal proceeding.

   Information acquired independently, without use of information from the disclosing party, is not subject to this agreement.

3. Dentistry. being, using, or containing a substance that reveals the presence of plaque on the teeth by staining the plaque.

   During recall appointments, we use a disclosing tablet to check areas that are missed by the patient during brushing.

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noun

1. the act of revealing something or making something known, especially something normally or previously hidden.

   The officer was charged with cocaine trafficking and the disclosing of confidential police information.

Other Word Forms

• nondisclosing adjective

Etymology

Origin of disclosing

First recorded in 1510–20; disclose + -ing ² for the adjective senses; disclose + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun sense

Example Sentences

Not disclosing digital manipulation of your photos has left you in a personal moral quandary.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

There’s no way to know how widespread or systematic those concentrations are without technical reports disclosing a project’s mineral contents and quality, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Walmart has been ramping up its e-commerce business recently, disclosing in its latest earnings call that online sales now accounted for 18% of global sales.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Collectors wound up competing to flex their fortunes, with the eventual winner disclosing an account containing more than $9.5 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

These are, in fact, the engineering artifacts of intelligent beings: roads, highways, canals, farmland, city streets—a pattern disclosing the twin human passions for Euclidean geometry and territoriality.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Related Words

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• admission
• assertion
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• statement
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