3 → see also exhibit
ex|hi|bi|tion|ism /e ks I b I ʃən I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Exhibitionism is behaviour that tries to get people's attention all the time, and especially behaviour that most people think is silly. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ There is an element of exhibitionism in the parents' performance too.
ex|hi|bi|tion|ist /e ks I b I ʃən I st/ (exhibitionists ) N‑COUNT An exhibitionist is someone who tries to get people's attention all the time by behaving in a way that most people think is silly. [DISAPPROVAL ]
ex|hibi|tor / I gz I b I tə r / (exhibitors ) N‑COUNT An exhibitor is a person whose work is being shown in an exhibition. □ Schedules will be sent out to all exhibitors.
ex|hila|rat|ed / I gz I ləre I t I d/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are exhilarated by something, it makes you feel very happy and excited. [FORMAL ] □ He felt strangely exhilarated by the brisk, blue morning.
ex|hil|arat|ing / I gz I ləre I t I ŋ/ ADJ If you describe an experience or feeling as exhilarating , you mean that it makes you feel very happy and excited. □ It was exhilarating to be on the road again and his spirits rose. □ Falling in love is a heady, exhilarating experience.
ex|hila|ra|tion / I gz I ləre I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Exhilaration is a strong feeling of excitement and happiness.
ex|hort / I gzɔː r t/ (exhorts , exhorting , exhorted ) VERB If you exhort someone to do something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n to-inf] Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence. □ [V n with quote] He exhorted his companions, 'Try to accomplish your aim with diligence'. ● ex|hor|ta|tion /e gzɔː r te I ʃ ə n/ (exhortations ) N‑VAR □ Foreign funds alone are clearly not enough, nor are exhortations to reform.
ex|hume /ekshjuː m, [AM ] I gzuː m/ (exhumes , exhuming , exhumed ) VERB [usu passive] If a dead person's body is exhumed , it is taken out of the ground where it is buried, especially so that it can be examined in order to find out how the person died. [FORMAL ] □ [be V -ed] His remains have been exhumed from a cemetery in Queens, New York City. ● ex|hu|ma|tion /e gzjuːme I ʃ ə n/ (exhumations ) N‑VAR □ Detectives ordered the exhumation when his wife said she believed he had been killed.
exi|gen|cy /e ks I dʒ ə nsi/ (exigencies ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] The exigencies of a situation or a job are the demands or difficulties that you have to deal with as part of it. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] …the exigencies of a wartime economy.
ex|ile ◆◇◇ /e ksa I l, e gz-/ (exiles , exiling , exiled )
1 N‑UNCOUNT If someone is living in exile , they are living in a foreign country because they cannot live in their own country, usually for political reasons. □ He is now living in exile in Egypt. □ He returned from exile earlier this year. □ …after nearly six years of exile. □ During his exile, he also began writing books.
2 VERB If someone is exiled , they are living in a foreign country because they cannot live in their own country, usually for political reasons. □ [be V -ed + from ] His second wife, Hilary, had been widowed, then exiled from South Africa. □ [V n] They threatened to exile her in southern Spain. □ [V -ed] …Haiti's exiled president. [Also V n from n]
3 N‑COUNT An exile is someone who has been exiled.
4 VERB [usu passive] If you say that someone has been exiled from a particular place or situation, you mean that they have been sent away from it or removed from it against their will. □ [be V -ed + from ] He has been exiled from the first team and forced to play in third team matches. ● N‑UNCOUNT Exile is also a noun. □ [+ from ] Rovers lost 4–1 and began their long exile from the First Division.
ex|ist ◆◆◇ / I gz I st/ (exists , existing , existed )
1 VERB [no cont] If something exists , it is present in the world as a real thing. □ [V ] He thought that if he couldn't see something, it didn't exist. □ [V ] Research opportunities exist in a wide range of pure and applied areas of entomology.
2 VERB To exist means to live, especially under difficult conditions or with very little food or money. □ [V ] I was barely existing. □ [V + on ] …the problems of having to exist on unemployment benefit. SYNONYMS exist VERB 1
last: The repaired sail lasted less than 24 hours.
endure: Somehow the language endures and continues to survive.
remain: Many of the differences in everyday life remain.
stand: Although exceptions could be made, the rule still stands.
ex|ist|ence ◆◇◇ / I gz I stəns/ (existences )
1 N‑UNCOUNT The existence of something is the fact that it is present in the world as a real thing. □ [+of ] …the existence of other galaxies. □ Tuna are being fished out of existence. □ [+of ] Public worries about accidents are threatening the very existence of the nuclear power industry.
2 N‑COUNT You can refer to someone's way of life as an existence , especially when they live under difficult conditions. □ You may be stuck with a miserable existence for the rest of your life. SYNONYMS existence NOUN 1
being: The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.
actuality: It exists in dreams rather than actuality.