unmasking
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5.3
- noun
- /ʌnˈmæskɪŋ/
- After months of investigation, the unmasking of the corrupt official led to his arrest.
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Watch on YouTubeNow, does this unmasking of hypocrisy work the way the universal wants it to?
- Now, does this unmasking of hypocrisy work the way the universal wants it to?
- Now, we go beyond unmasking or unveiling A genealogical sort of approach, you might say, and we note something that is.
Examples
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What muckraking did was promote a tradition of journalism that took as its task the unmasking of power.
Academic text (1993) -
We are witnessing the unmasking, and perhaps the unmaking, of Barack Obama.
Blog text (1) -
Now, does this unmasking of hypocrisy work the way the universal wants it to?
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Affiliation is the key to unmasking and unlocking these cultural logics.
Academic text (2004) -
Constructing justice as an "equality of equals" requires the unmasking of the mechanisms of oppression against women.
Academic text (2008) -
The unmasking of the conventions and rhetoric of realism is equally central to Marxist considerations of the problem.
Academic text (1990) -
Such an unmasking of false religion in hiding brutality was particularly the gift of a rhetorical genius like Malcolm X.
Academic text (2000) -
The unmasking of the fraudster revealed a web of deceit that shocked everyone.
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The documentary focused on the unmasking of the true nature of the charity organization.
Synonyms
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3.9
Making a secret or hidden thing known to people
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4.0
Showing information or parts that were hidden before
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7.3
A report in a newspaper that shows secret illegal or dishonest actions
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Etymology
Unmasking comes from the prefix un- meaning 'remove' and the word mask meaning 'face cover'. It is like taking off a mask to show who someone really is, so unmasking means revealing a true identity or exposing a fraud.