单词 | self-exposure |
释义 | > as lemmasself-exposure self-exposure n. Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻkˈspəʊʒə/ , /ˌsɛlfɛkˈspəʊʒə/ , U.S. /ˌsɛlfɪkˈspoʊʒər/ , /ˌsɛlfˌɛkˈspoʊʒər/ (a) (deliberate) exposure of oneself to danger, censure, or an undesirable situation; (b) (now chiefly) revelation of one's thoughts, beliefs, or feelings; exposure of (often sensitive or embarrassing) information about oneself.ΚΠ 1744 E. Young Complaint: Night the Seventh 9 Why beats thy Bosom with illustrious Dreams Of Self-exposure, laudable, and great? 1836 Standard 7 Oct. His letter..is one of the richest examples of self-exposure that have lately come to our hand. 1848 Knickerbocker Jan. 77 General officers, regular and volunteer, who vied with each other in self-exposure and daring. 1925 P. Bottome Old Wine xxix. 280 She hated self-exposure, feeling that all emotion should be as perfectly concealed as the action of the lungs. 1994 Current Direct. in Psychol. Sci. 3 20/3 Self-exposure in the form of dating practice..reduced dating anxiety. 2010 New Yorker 25 Jan. 73/1 These TV shows helped create and promulgate the wider culture of self-discussion and self-exposure without which the recent flurry of memoir-writing and reading would be unthinkable. < as lemmas |
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