Origin: Latin suffix -ure
Disclosure has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
the speech act of making something evident
"The CEO's sudden disclosure that the company was facing bankruptcy shocked every investor in the room."
The act of revealing something.
"The sudden disclosure of his affair shocked everyone at the party."
In plain English: Disclosure means revealing or making something known that was previously hidden or secret.
"The company faced legal trouble after the disclosure of their financial records revealed accounting fraud."
Usage: Disclosure refers to the act of making hidden or private information known to others. Use this term when describing the formal or intentional revelation of facts, such as in legal documents or financial reports.
The word disclosure is a purely English creation formed by analogy with the existing word closure. It was coined to describe the act of revealing something that had previously been kept secret.