MUCKRAKING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does muckraking mean? 

• MUCKRAKING (noun)
  The noun MUCKRAKING has 1 sense:

1. the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)

  Familiarity information: MUCKRAKING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUCKRAKING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("muckraking" is a kind of...):

exposure (the disclosure of something secret)

Derivation:

muckrake (explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures)