Definition

Noun: - The act of disclosing something that was secret or private: The action of making previously hidden, confidential, or unknown information known to others.

Usage

"Divulgement" is a formal noun used to describe the act of revealing information. It is often used in contexts involving secrets, confidential data, or private matters. It is synonymous with "disclosure" or "revelation" but is less common in everyday speech.

Examples

• The unauthorized divulgement of the company's financial records led to a major scandal.
• The treaty included strict clauses to prevent the divulgement of state secrets.
• Her memoir was criticized for its divulgement of intimate family details.

Advanced Usage

• "Upon divulgement of": Used to indicate the moment or condition following a disclosure.
  • Upon divulgement of the evidence, the investigation took a new direction.
• "Prior to divulgement": Refers to the period before something is revealed.
  • All documents were sealed prior to the divulgement of the findings.

Variants and Related Words

• Divulge (verb): To make known (private or sensitive information).
  • He refused to divulge his sources.
• Divulgence (noun): Another, less common, noun form meaning the act of divulging. It is essentially interchangeable with "divulgement."
  • The divulgence of that information was a breach of trust.

Synonyms

• Disclosure: The action of making new or secret information known.
• Revelation: The making known of something that was previously secret or unknown.
• Exposure: The action of exposing something, especially something concealed.

Antonyms

• Concealment: The action of hiding something or preventing it from being known.
• Secrecy: The state of being kept hidden or private.

Noun

1. the act of disclosing something that was secret or private