flaunt vs expose

expose vs flaunt

flaunt and expose both are nouns.

flaunt and expose both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flaunt	Yes	No	Yes	No
expose	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, expose is a hypernym of flaunt; that is, expose is a word with a broader meaning than flaunt:

flaunt: display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
expose: to show, make visible or apparent

Other hypernyms of flaunt include display, exhibit.

flaunt (noun)	expose (noun)
the act of displaying something ostentatiously	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

flaunt (verb)	expose (verb)
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously	abandon by leaving out in the open air
	expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
	put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
	remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
	to show, make visible or apparent
	expose to light, of photographic film
	expose or make accessible to some action or influence
	reveal to view as by removing a cover

Difference between flaunt and expose

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